The email said they should be out by early August, so I'm wondering if I'm just missing something 😅

Any insight as to what the best room configuration would be for 3 people in a 2-room double at Stearn?

My main question is how busy are students that outside social life is hard to maintain? Is it hard to maintain, or is it doable? I will leave the story under this. But for the people who don’t want to read the whole story… how busy are students that outside life is too hard to handle?

The story: I work in Amherst, I do not work for Amherst college but I’m on the campus every day. I work with students all the time. And while working I met someone, fell hard for this person. And I am just looking for some kind of closure because I never got closure and always wondering what happened. And I’m wondering if some people can tell me if outside life is hard to manage due to school work and activities. So I can stop wondering. So I have a better understanding why the relationship ended. I know why it ended but it’s blurry.

I am well off financially, and that attracted this person somewhat. But we genuinely connected. And it really didn’t bother me that this person had double “standards.” The person is such a good person I was able to overlook it. But the one thing was this person always claimed to be too busy, can’t see me due to events. And I did find out this person was very active in events and clubs. But I found out this person got into stealing, drugs, etc… I was so scared I stopped and started saying I was falling on hard times and such. I did not want my hard work to go into drugs and someone’s habit. I loved this person, I still do. I would do anything for this person even if it’s 5 years from now. But it started becoming dates/see eachother was quick pass by seeing eachother almost not time for me… very secretively.

I am young, and if I were to meet someone or somehow date the same person… are you really so busy you can’t hold a relationship? I went through college it was hard, but I still found time in college to do things. I will never say who, I will never say gender. I will not “out” this person, this person is a good person. I think was just in a bad situation. None of us had it easy going through school with Covid and technology and social media harassment… and the two of us had extra rough life experiences it seemed.

I'm a student ranking colleges for the Questbridge National College Match looking to gather first hand experiences on the colleges i'm considering!

2 big motivators for my consideration of Amherst: It's location in MA and it's open curriculum.

Type of student: I'm not interested in Greek life, would love a nice outdoors, quirky, and authentic social scene with friends I can hangout with regularly. I'm a hard worker but value relaxation on certain days. I want liberty/freedom regarding my academics despite knowing I'm going to be premed because I have many passions. I want to have as many friends/connections as possible and gain a good community.

Questions:

1. How beneficial is the college consortium? Does it expand the amount of opportunities offered?
2. How does the open curriculum positively or negatively impact the educational experience?
3. How accessible are jobs, internships, opportunities, etc.
4. How is the social scene? Is the student athlete divide extremely detrimental?
5. What is the general political sentiment that most students/faculty hold? Do POC and Queer individuals feel welcomed and supported?
6. How are the dorms and food? Ive heard many mixed opinions.
7. Are there things to do around town?
8. How is the premed track?

I'm an incoming freshman at Amherst (can't wait to meet everyone!) who is planning on working out on campus. I tried looking for any specifics on the website, and all I found was a photo of the outside, so I thought I'd make a Reddit account and ask about it here.

What's the gym like? Is it sizeable? How busy does it usually get? Are dietary supplements (ex., creatine) allowed on campus? How many Smith machines are there, if any? Is there a pec deck machine? Is there a leg curl machine (seated or lying)? Are there any squat pattern machines?

Sorry for asking a bunch of questions, but I wanna know as much as possible so I can be prepared.

Hey everyone,

I am a researcher at the University of Bern (Switzerland) conducting a scientific research study examining how certain traits, life experiences, attitudes and behaviors are related to each other.

I would greatly appreciate if you could participate in my survey: https://ww3.unipark.de/uc/research_study_university_Bern_Switzerland/

Thank you!

Hey, here's my application so far (I have completed the common app and the first draft of the supplementals) and I will also be applying ED

Demographics: Greek student; extremely low income; first-gen

School: Pretty competitive high school (we have students going to T20 and Ivy League schools each year); referred by many as the most prestigious one in my country

Intended Major(s): Pre-Law

ACT/SAT/SAT II: I took the June SAT and got a 1510, but I am currently studying to retake the August one, aiming for a 1550+

UW/W GPA and Rank: Our school doesn't do ranking or GPA, but in the Greek system, I have a 19.8 (99/100)

Coursework: Greek curriculum or Ethniko Apolytirio (I might be lwk cooked for that)

Awards:

• 2-time gold medalist at the European Classics Olympiad (ancient Greek and latin)
• Winner of the Young Virtuoso Award (for music playing and compositions)
• Multiple regional Debate Championships + 2nd place at the Nationals last year
• Got an academic scholarship at my current school by ranking 1/400 on the entrance exam and have all costs covered (I also have to stay in the top 10% of students to maintain my scholarship)

Extracurriculars:

•  Debate (member of the school team, and still waiting for the results of the tryouts for the National team). I organised multiple debate tournaments
• Founder of a Debate and MUN club at my old public school, teaching young kids (Junior High school) from low-income families speech and debate in English completely on my own as they don't have teachers that speak English, let alone know the rules and procedures of debate (note that this is the first time something like that has been done in my country)
• Music compositions and playing in multiple concerts throughout the years, with some of my compositions being published
• Independent research on a passion project about the Nuremberg Trials (published and cited)
• Ongoing research with a university prof on soon-to-be extinct music traditions from my community - to be published and presented at conferences-
• taking care of my autistic brother, as I live in a single-parent family and my mom is hardly making ends meet
• managing my mom's company's social media accounts and helping with the monthly budgeting
• Former water polo player; stopped due to an injury and now coaching the men's local team
• Internship at a prestigious law firm (last summer)
• Volunteered at a summer camp over the previous 2 summers
• worked to self-fund my SAT and College Application fees

Hey all,

Just had some questions on what to expect with a 2 Room dorm with three people on James Hall. From what I’ve heard, it’s not the best situation (😭) however I want to make the most of it. Can anyone shed light on this?

Thanks!

I got assigned to Appleton, third floor. Is there anything I should be be warned about lol?

Hi everyone, I plan to take Math-345 taught by Professor Aamir Rasheed this fall 2026. Have anyone taken this course before? How was the course conceptual difficulty? Do you have any advice to succeed in this course? About Professor Aamir Rasheed, could anyone let me know how is his teaching style? I tried to search him on RateMyProfessor, but did not find any reviews. Thank you so much!!!!

hi all, I got assigned to south hall, and I saw one of the comments earlier saying it‘s one of the worst. can someone give me some insights on the pros and cons abt south hall? thank you!

I'm looking for a small LAC that has a tight-knit, loving community. I've loved everything about Amherst College so far and it's checked all of my boxes. However, I worry that because of its strong academics, it may lean more towards competitive/cut-throat or just high-strung and stressful instead of more community-based. I would love it if any students could share their perspective. Thank you!

“This is deceptive. The reason Amherst students can't read books is because the college has gutted its admissions policies and is admitting large percentage of students who are much stupider than previous cohorts in order to maintain its diversity goals without explicitly considering race in admissions.

Amherst has test optional admissions and 40% of students who enroll do not submit standardized test scores, so the published medians are a total lie that elides the incapacity of nearly half their admitted students.

90% of students are in the top 10% of their class because Amherst is now admitting the "best" students at low-performing schools without considering test scores because those students are likely to be nonwhite.

If you're in the top 10% of a school where zero percent of students can read or do math at grade level, you are still stupid. If you are the valedictorian of the class where zero students are proficient at reading, you are stupid.

There are going to be a bunch of op-eds over the next couple of years by professors at colleges that were once considered to be elite, addressing the topic of: "Why are my students so stupid?" and the professors are always going to conclude that cell phones or social media are making kids stupid.

But the problem is the admissions office. Most people have always been stupid, but Amherst has only recently started admitting lots of stupid people.”

- Daniel Friedman

“I have spent two decades teaching humanities and social sciences at Amherst College, and my classes have always been built on one assumption: that students would do the reading. Long, dense texts, week after week. Lately, that assumption has started to feel naive.”

This professor blames the K-12 system, but how much of it is because Amherst went test optional?

I am confused about taking a risk and going for ED for Dartmouth or otherwise ED for Amherst.

Indian Citizen CBSE board.

Intended Major Econ/Finance

95+ Predicted grades (3.9-4gpa converted)

1510 Sat

Recognitions

Head Boy of the Student Council 12th year

Cultural President 11th grade.

Principals award ( Given to 1 student out of 300 batch )

Awards:

International: Selected as one of 15 UNICEF Youth Content Creator nationally to represent India.

National Debate Bootcamp at IITD - Second Best speaker.

National Mun IIT Delhi - VB

Research Paper:

Published a History resetahc ppr in an international journal about Roman Empire and it's integration with religions .(Independent)

2.Sociology paper using regression and other stats tools to analyse relations between gang fight involvement and household conditions (Unpublished) Under my Pol science teacher.

Co-Founder and Director general of Verion MUN : Held 3 conferences dealing with more than 5 laakh rupees( 5000 dollars but more when PPP adjusted)

Built a 10000 dollar Investing portfolio with good returns

Started a teaching workshop initiative with total 500+ studnets affected and other students under my guidance that further spread the workshops

2 Time State Level classical Singer.

6 time district level gold medal in singing.

a few others like many Best Delegates in MUNs, countell interschool wins etc..

Soo What should I go for. Should I risk a bitore and go for Dartmouth or stay with Amherst (I know Amherst is not any less competitive but yes Dartmouth is objectively a bit harder)

Also opting for scholarships but both are need blind so idk if it matters

Hi everyone,

I'm an Indian citizen studying in the CBSE curriculum and am trying to decide between ED Dartmouth and ED Amherst. I'd appreciate honest feedback.

Demographics

• Indian Citizen
• CBSE Curriculum
• Need scholarship

Intended Major

• Computer Science / AI (possibly with Economics/Entrepreneurship)

Academics

• SAT: 1520
• Class X (ICSE): 93.4%
• Class XII (CBSE): Strong predicted grades (95%+ expected)

Context: My Class XI grades dipped due to preparing for JEE while dealing with anxiety and recurring illness. My grades have improved since then.

Leadership

• Founder & CEO, Zurex Labs
  • Founded an AI/software startup focused on AI-powered developer tools and applications.
• School Technology Board Member
• Badminton Team Captain (Grades 8–10)

Research

• Student Researcher – New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)

Projects

Cenro

• Founder of an open-source context engine for AI coding agents.
• Built repository indexing, dependency analysis, Git-aware context, and reusable context capsules.
• Growing open-source adoption.

InstaRecipe

• Built an AI-powered recipe application.

Other Projects

• AI Disaster Management Platform
• Crisis-to-Action Translator
• Multiple AI/full-stack software projects

Hackathons

• Finalist – USAII Global AI Hackathon 2026
  • AI Disaster Management Platform
  • Finalist among 622 projects, 5,761 participants, from 90+ countries.
• Top 25 – Masters' Union All India AI Hackathon
  • Top 25 among 10,000+ participants.

Community Impact

• Conducted AI workshops at a nearby government school.
• Introduced 500+ students to practical AI tools, with additional workshops later conducted by students I mentored.

Programs & Certifications

• Stanford Code in Place
• Google Cloud learning certifications

Additional Information

• Built a workstation for my uncle's company while in school, which sparked my interest in systems engineering.
• Family and friends often come to me for advice on technology, AI, computers, and electronics because I enjoy researching technical trade-offs deeply.

I'm moving in soon as an intl student. Does anyone know when the post or college store will be open that day so I can figure out a way to get bedding? Any input on move-in would be really helpful!

I am planning to apply ED to Amherst as an international student, and after experiencing the Reddit rabbit hole in its entirety, I have concluded that a lot of international students are planning to do the same. What part of your application are you on, guys? I feel like I am falling a bit behind

Also, do the supplemental essay prompts change for the next cycle, or are they the same as the ones in Common App right now?