On Amherst Students, Spirit, and Competitiveness

latichever
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:22:35 +0000

I disagree about the Ivy rejects. You can’t find an Ivy that has 2,000 students, courses taught only by faculty members who have no graduate students to distract them or be first in line for research opportunities.

Many people choose that sort of environment over the Ivy. I think a majority of freshmen are ED, and don’t even apply to an Ivy. But if you look at the stats they’re competitive for Ivy admission.