Questions RE: Letter from Amherst and rumors

Catfish
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:01:33 +0000

It is true Amherst overenrolled this year; yield was much higher than expected. I believe about 480 decided to attend, compared to a target of about 420. Combined with the even greater amount of applicants expected in this next cycle, acceptance rates will probably drop even more.

And yes, there is housing for everyone. All Amherst freshman are in one of the newly renovated dorms on the main quad. No one even has to deal with 3 people in a double or anything like that. (I’m pretty sure of this, since I know I would have seen complaints on the Facebook group otherwise!) Amherst even had enough extra housing to take in a bunch of Hampshire students for whom Hampshire doesn’t have space.

There is also substance free housing available for those who want it. This year, North is the freshman sub free housing.