<p>D is a first-year student at Amherst and an athlete. Based on her experience, I think you’d be just fine at Amherst. While she spends a fair amount of time with her teammates out of practice, she spends just as much time socializing and hanging out with kids from her dorm. Roughly 1/3-1/2 the kids on her floor are athletes, but all the kids hang out together. These kids are from all over the country with a few internationals as well. Two months into school, they already are extraordinarily close.</p>