What's the most frustrating thing about Amherst College?

Haley

The student body at Amherst is generally very well-off financially. I felt out of my element and a little embarrassed about my poor financial upbringing.

Sebastian

What's most frustrating is the ceiling professors seem to put on your grades after the first couple of assignments. Despite improvements, it seems as though professors put you in a box and then for the remainder of the semester, regardless of your potentialy improved performance, you receive grades within a certain range.

Emily

For me, the most frustserating part about Amherst College is that I want to be able to do everything -- be involved in clubs, activities, and events, be social with friends, attend on campus events, etc. -- and still do well in my classes, but it can be very difficult to balance everything. The workload is incredibly intense. I think a lot of Amherst students would admit to having difficulty balancing everything in their lives while still doing the things they want to do.

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