Beware of amherst

gratefuldad
Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:34:40 +0000

Yes, we had no problem eating at Valentine, perhaps you went at the wrong time, I’m not sure what the hours are. Although it’s the only dining hall on campus, it has several different rooms to choose from, so it did not seem too large to me (as opposed to, say, Dickinson, which has one really large dining hall).

My point, if I had one, was that there are many more significant factors to consider when making a college choice than the food. As you note, quality academics are a given at the Ivies and the top LACs such as Amherst, but location, size, diversity, social life and curriculum are just a few of collegiate attributes that can difffer greatly from institution to institution. Amherst’s open curriculum, for example, sets it apart from most of its peers.