<p>which school should i choose:Amherst or Northwestern?</p>
<p>i plan to study creative writing</p>
<p>how are each’s programs? how is the social life at each? etc.</p>
<p>wow, i am in the EXACT same position...</p>
<p>I started numerous threads about this dilemma, and got a lot of helpful replies. The thread titles do not have Amherst in them as I did not hear from it till a day later, but if you keep reading the posts eventually you will see Amherst being discussed too. Hope they help</p>
<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=165498%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=165498</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=165708%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=165708</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=165505%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=165505</a></p>
<p>Btw, I have decided, I am going to Amherst. So you know the choice I made :)</p>
<p>Wow! This is the exact same decision my D is making. She's at NU today, seeing it for the first time. What are the factors that led you to choose Amherst?</p>
<p>We visited NU and D decided not to apply. Don't get me wrong - it's a perfect fit for others, but certain things tilted her away from it. The difficulty of taking classes in other schools (You apply to the school, not the university) - Amherst allows you to take whatever you want outside of freshman seminar and major requirements. And the frshman seminars are many and cover all aspects of the students' interests - from writing to sciences, etc. D was in the Renaissance Marvels and they went to visit the Folger and handle Shakespearian First Folios, then to NY to museums and a Broadway play. Class sizes large vs. small, and professor support. The strict major requirements at NU vs. the ability to structure your own major at Amherst. D has a friend at Amherst who is creating her own major with help of her advisor. D will either double major or create a major incorporating both. It works for D.</p>
<p>Great info. Thanks very much.</p>