<p>It's funny because when I went to visit Amherst my mother and I were going to stop by other colleges, including Harvard, however we had three separate people mention to us on tours that their other child went to Harvard and disliked it very much because they didn't get much attention from professors! So we decided not to go. xD</p>
<p>Curiosity....Interesting you should mention Harvard because I recently spoke with a first year student who is attending Harvard. He was back home for Thanksgiving and he told me that he was less than impressed with the instruction so far. He indicated the faculty seemed a little aloof and uninspiring. His thought was that most faculty didn't really enjoy teaching first year students. I will tell you that I visited Dartmouth on my college trek this past summer and found the college and everything associated with it to be first-class all the way around. I had two seperate meetings with faculty who were willing to discuss a research project I was working on. I had the opportunity to visit many colleges and I was most impressed with Dartmouth, Amherst and Bowdoin....hands down.</p>
<p>i wouldnt say that to make myself feel better, i promise if i got into amherst and harvard i would go to amherst.</p>
<p>Ergh, I had a dream last night that I was admitted. This next week is going to go so slowly.</p>
<p>Anyone getting a little anxious.....besides me?</p>
<p>extremely.</p>
<p>^^ And I'm in California so I might get my letter even later than East-Coasters. :(</p>
<p>Curiosisity: Same! Ergh.</p>
<p>do they e-mail their decisions to applicants who reside overseas?
when will they possibly send out their decisions this year? i think last year they did it quite early.</p>
<p>Last year I heard they mailed on the 7th or 8th. This year the woman said maybe the 12th.</p>
<p>Last year, the first people to get a letter from Amherst was on Dec 9, which was a Monday. My gut feeling tells me we may know something by midweek.</p>
<p>December 9 last year falls on Sunday.
By my calculations then sent it out Friday the 7 last year and the earliest received it Monday the 10.</p>
<p>Going off of this they are going to mail the 12 and the earliest will receive Monday the 15.
By some fluke some o New Englanders might get it the 13, with next day delivery.</p>
<p>agreed....plus id rather just "know" for sure that its coming on the fifteenth that way i dont have to worry all day every day that it might be sitting in my mail box.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if they will email us when they mail?</p>
<p>only for international student, Ill know it via email so it is most definately gonna be on the 15</p>
<p>well i do envy those applicants last year...they only had to wait until dec 10. one of my friends, also an international applicant, got his result on dec 7 or 8 i think.</p>
<p>You think today might be the day?</p>
<p>It wouldn't surprise me.....my gut feeling is that we will hear something this week.</p>
<p>I think they'll mail the results on Friday.</p>
<p>Just wondering how many of you, who have applied ED or will apply RD, have visited Amherst College and what your impressions of the college, students, town and townsfolks were?</p>