<p>Here is a thought. <a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/transfer/community_collegeapp[/url]”>Transferring from a Community College | Transfer Applicants | Amherst College;
<p>Agreed with not rolling the dice with a gap year, unless she cures cancer or makes an Olympic team during it, just to apply to Amherst. If she doesn’t like any of her current choices, I would consider the community college route–Amherst seems to encourage it.</p>
<p>Oh and: <a href=“https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/news/amherstinthenews/node/4610[/url]”>https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/news/amherstinthenews/node/4610</a></p>
<p>I don’t think they’re going to jump over the giant wait list for a late applicant.</p>