Amherst College Top Questions

the school's mostly white, and even if your skin isn't, your mindset is. most kids have money. if you don't have money, social life here is very uncomfortable. not everyone is stuck up and not everyone is smart.

Absolutely not! Sure, we all do our homework well, sometimes too well, but we all love to have fun. There's always something going on around campus, whether it's an interesting lecture, a movie screening in the campus center, or a party on the Quad. The town has a myriad of great restaurants and bookstores, as well as shopping areas. The PVTA is the second largest bus system in the country and you're minutes away from Northhampton, the Hampshire Mall, and the other four colleges in the area.

no

Indeed they are

not really, no school is prefect

Yes, very. Though the diversity of the student body is continually getting better. If you come from a low income bracket however, you may often feel uncomfortable with the general attitudes here.

Not really. There are plenty of each, but I don't think either dominates the student body.

Yes but we also have fun

Yes and no. There are quite a few rich, preppy kids here. But the student body is so diverse that you can find all kinds of people here from all diferent backgrounds. There are socially awkward moments--especially since there's only one dining hall. I think that there are cliques at every school, no? That's not necessarily a bad thing and the cliques certainly aren't exclusive.

a bit. but not especially more than at other places