Amherst College (2024-2025)

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guys does amherst still send a beanie

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💀

Just curious

does Amherst do appeals? Amherst is gonna cost my family 29K while Hamilton only 20K

is it possible that I can negotiate with them to match (to some extent at least) Hamilton's offer?

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yes

worst case scenario they say no

so it's worth a shot

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I'll have my mom call on monday ig

or maybe I will at school who knows

gotta see what to do

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thats crazy

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cuz amherst is 2.7k and hamilton is 7k+

williams free tho 😋

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email the financial aid office

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any amherst people know if its fine to cancel ap exams after being admitted

i know its probably not a big deal but just wanna be extra careful 💀

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Yea I cancelled an AP exam after my acceptance

Was supposed to take AP french but I saw they don't accept it so I just cut it off

Didn't even tell them

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if I get scholarships, will they hurt my aid to Amherst, and can someone explain their loan policy (they didn't offer me any loans in my financial aid offer, but its kinda weird bc I can still apply for them? idk)

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i can't say with certainty but i believe if u get scholarships in the end you'll likely be paying the same amount

someone can correct me if i'm wrong though

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Amherst acceptance rate dropped btw, just checked

class of 2029 was 7% acceptance

class of 2028 was 9% acceptance

2029: 7% acceptance rate, 15,818 applicants, 1,107 admitted

(1107 is not the official number, simply 7% of 15818)

https://www.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2025/march/amherst-admits-record-percentage-of-first-generation-students-in-class-of-2029#:~:text=The class of 2029 received,high %232 for this class.

"This year’s group of admitted students hails from all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and Guam, and 40 countries (in addition to the U.S.). Significantly, there are at least three record highs for the admitted class. The class of 2029 received 15,818 applications—record high #1—for a pre-waitlist admit rate of 7 percent. Among the admitted students, 25 percent identify as the first in their family to attend a four-year college, the most in modern memory—and record high #2 for this class. Record high #3: 35 students were admitted via the QuestBridge National College Match, through which Amherst guarantees a grant covering the comprehensive fee for all four years."

so, remember to pat yourselves on the backs, fellow potential/future mammoths

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this does make this year one of, if not, the most competitve years for Amherst. More applicants than for class of 2026, with proportionally less getting accepted than 2026

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I saw the 25% first gen and I couldn’t believe it

Such a nice direction

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amherst usually accepts 1200 ish

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Amherst is truly a W college

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let me in...... let me off the waitlist.......

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dw i'll turn it down soon

🙏

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doesn't mean itll go to me 😔

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will make sure it does 🫡

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🙏 really hope so . . .

unless an ivy takes me im going to my safety . . .

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Does Amherst charge aggregiously for parking

I'm debating getting a car if I go to Amherst bc the nearest Orthodox church is 20 mins away from campus and idk how the train system in massachusetts works (I'll need to learn obv)

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I don't think they charge for parking at all but I'm not sure 100% bc i don't drive on campus

Can you send me the address of the nearest orthodox Church? I'll tell you if it's reasonably pvta (local bus system)-able or not

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Note that freshmen specifically need special permission to keep a car on campus but idt it's super strict, I know someone who got it just by being an annoying dickhead to the parking office for long enough

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 410 Main St, Holyoke, MA 01040

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https://www.amherst.edu/services/parking

Website doesn't mention any payments but I'll double check w a friebd

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(closest one, there's others in the same city tho)

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Ok yeah there's like one bus that goes directly there from campus but I wouldn't recommend it, it takes an hour for what should be a 25-30 ish drive and it's not very frequent

Also Holyoke is kinda sketchy so you'd probably be better off driving anyways

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all the Greek Orthodox Churches near Amherst College as per the official archdiocese website btw

the one next to the airport is Sts. Constantine and Helen Church (Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 30 Grattan St, Chicopee, MA 01020)

which is an extra 10 minutes (so a 30 minute drive)

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yeah just drive none of those are really pvta able

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they don't charge at all but you need to register for a parking permit

- from a friend with a car on campus

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the bus system is really good in amherst

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i pvta like two hours to synagogue from where i go now🤣

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but really awful once you leave the five colleges area

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^^holyoke is not in the five colleges area

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i mean if bro can keep his car on campus for free and it helps a lot with mobility i'd say just go for it

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yeah i agree

i don';t have a car or license so

though if i did i probably still wouldn't drive in that specific case

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i too hate driving but i also do not have pressing religious commitments in places that are difficult to access via transit

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i am the number one car hater

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i assure you you are not

how many cars have you keyed 😈

(i have not keyed any cars but i imagine there are car haters who have keyed cars solely out of anti-car spite)

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https://amherststudent.com/article/college-publishes-admissions-statistics-for-class-of-2029/

1175/15818=7.42%

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https://amherststudent.com/article/the-anguish-of-amherst-college-students

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any amherst students know if they offer travel grants for students to go back home during breaks??

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Lowkey Amherst the type of college to give that if u ask

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i'm 95% sure they do because i remember being at a meeting where some international students asking admin if they could get funds to go back during spring break as well as summer

so at the very least they do for summer

will double check w a friend tho

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thanks!

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halal truck

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b43?

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❤️

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I FUCKING LOVE RHE B43

i have a friend at my current school who actually drives it

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i wish there was more b43e service

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Bro

wtf lmfao

Who got the president doing this

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SAME\

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Anyone get their acceptance package yet?

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Lmao this is diabolical

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I need this sweater

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@lucid jetty im havign the most w moment ever

I was gonna walk downtown

And as I'm walking by the bus stop

The B43 was right there about to leave

so I'm just gonna take the pvta into town 😭

i love laziness

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AMAZING

😭

bro is taking the pvta for two stops

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we even walked back 😭

[lucid jetty]

tbf im lazy

the furthest i will walk in amherst is like

umass hillel to moge tee or antonios

on sat nights

but even that is pushing it

once i walked all the way from umass campus to amherst campus

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aren't they kinda close . . .

[lucid jetty]

well yrah but im a bad walker

i have chronic pain when i stand up for too long

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ahhh, ouch

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@lucid jetty bruh what did you do 😭 i cant open dms without my discord crashing???

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The Talmudic network sends it's regards.

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i just talked about like

the G73E

and how i ride it a lot

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i love the g73e

springfield station

train down to nhv/ny

public transit w

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same i’m probably riding it later today

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Do parents usually go to the be a mammoth 2 day program

Or is there another opportunity for them to visit

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My parents did

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Gotchu my dad is thinking about going what do the parents usually do there

Since it’s like 2 days yk

I thought it was mainly for students 🗿

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There's panels and stuff I think

My parents went to some