Would Like To Know More About Amherst

BJM8
Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:55:29 +0000

My D has applied ED, and we have visited twice; once last summer, and again about three weeks ago. Amherst is a great college town; as there are about 30,000 college students in the area because of the five colleges. The college campus itself is quite beautiful; not stunning, but very new england looking - red brick, ivy, etc. The town proper is small yet engaging. Lots of cozy shops and coffeehouses, restaurants, side streets, etc. Noethampton, about 5 miles away, is even nicer, I think. One does not have to look hard to find something to do in the area. Granted, I did not speak to many students, but I would say the campus is fairly diverse. Evitajr1 is correct; there is a little something for everyone. Drinking parties if you want that sort of thing, and parties with no alcohol if you prefer that. I find the students to be quite studious, and take their studies very seriously throughout the week. The weekends, I’m sure, are a bit wilder; but which college campuses aren’t on weekends? Great academics, great town, great profs…what’s not to like?