<p>Hey everyone. I am going to be a frosh at Amherst next year and was wondering where the best dorms would be? Is substance-free housing good? Where are there singles for frosh? Any input appreciated. Gracias.</p>
<p>Hey Laurel, check the Amherst Class of 2009 group boards. I just posted an interview with an Amherst sophomore that includes info on first-year and substance-free housing. Hope it helps.</p>
<p>If anyone wants the link to the Amherst 2009 boards, tell me and I'll PM you.</p>
<p>PM me! I'd love to lurk there until April.</p>
<p>What are the Amherst 2009 Boards and how can they be accessed?</p>
<p>next year the nicest first-year dorms will be james, stearns, north and south</p>
<p>i remembered during a my visit over the summer our tour guide showed us a room in one of the dorms that looked fairly nice. i thought, "hmm...not too big but its nice and clean, pretty." then, the tour guide said, "well sorry to take you here, but this is what we call "hell on amherst." as you can tell its pretty bad." i almost walked up to the guy and punched him in the face. i know he was just trying to let everyone know that the dorms were all really nice, but he came off a little arrogant.</p>