<p>hey just wanted to send a heads up out there that apparently the admissions office is sending some email acceptances if you’re particularly economically disadvantaged or a minority, I guess - i’m the former)</p>
<p>It reads as follows: </p>
<p>Dear _____:</p>
<p>We are sending this email in advance of your official written notification of the Amherst College Admission Committee’s decision regarding your application to the Class of 2009. </p>
<p>Because we hope that you will take advantage of our offer to fund your travel to the Admitted Student Open House, we are writing to you before our standard notification date to inform you that the Admission Committee was most impressed with your achievements and is delighted to offer you admission to the College. Congratulations on this honor!</p>
<p>This email is to notify you that the Diversity Recruitment Program has offered to fund your airline travel so that you may attend the Admitted Student Open House. The Diversity Recruitment Program offers to fund admitted students who we believe have the potential to contribute to the cultural and/or socioeconomic diversity at Amherst. If you choose to attend the Open House, our office will purchase an airline ticket for you and arrange for your transportation to and from Hartford International Airport. Once on campus, your meals, housing, and entertainment will be provided through the Admitted Student Open House Committee. You should be prepared to travel to campus on Saturday, April 16th (so that you can attend the early morning events on Sunday) and depart from campus sometime in the late morning or early afternoon on Monday, April 18th. </p>
<p>If you are interested in having the Diversity Recruitment Program arrange and fund your travel to the Admitted Student Open House, please call our travel coordinator, Lynn Rodriguez, at 413-542-5126 no later than Wednesday, April 6th by 12:00 pm Eastern Time. </p>
<p>Our formal offer of admission should arrive some time in the next week. Details about your admission and the May 1 response date will be included in the letter that will be mailed to you on March 31st. In the meantime, please take advantage of our Website <a href=“http://www.amherst.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.amherst.edu</a> to seek answers to any questions you may have about Amherst. If you have questions for current students, the Diversity Recruitment Program has created a web page <a href=“http://www.amherst.edu/~diversity/interns.htm[/url]”>http://www.amherst.edu/~diversity/interns.htm</a> that lists current students willing to respond to your emails. We are all eager for you to learn more about Amherst and visit us for the Open House.</p>
<p>If you have any questions regarding this email or travel to the Amherst campus, please contact Demisha Lee, Diversity Recruitment Coordinator at 413-542-2328 or <a href=“mailto:dwlee@amherst.edu”>dwlee@amherst.edu</a> Once again, congratulations on your admission to Amherst! We look forward to hearing from you.</p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>Thomas H. Parker
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid</p>
<p>Demisha W. Lee
Associate Dean of Admission/Diversity Recruitment Coordinator</p>