On Amherst Students, Spirit, and Competitiveness

lillypod
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:55:05 +0000

Parent of Amherst Junior here.
Strongly disagree with point 1; that has not been my student’s experience in any way shape or form , quite the contrary. Collaboration is common place. As for the " ivy rejects " notion, our observation has been that many students were in search of a small liberal arts experience and applied only to such colleges. Amherst is a highly ranked LAC, so needless to say there likely are some " ivy rejects" but very much doubt that this comprises the majority of the student body.
You may also want to consider that for the most part not long after students select the college they will attend, the stress and hype of Senior apps is gladly laid to rest and never spoken of - at least that would be true for my 2 college kids and their friends
Best wishes