Williams, Amherst, Pomona: how are the different or the same in terms of rigor, styles of student who excel/best fit...
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
I don’t have an axe to grind, because I rightfully claim that typically Amherst students aren’t in Umass labs. By all intents and purposes, you know you’re wrong but want to keep arguing and claiming obsessive, because it diminishes how poorly you argued this. You don’t even believe what you originally said, and that’s why you’re backing out of giving an example. |
Anonymous
| We have a kid at Amherst and he has never considered going to Umass for classes or for research. One poster is entirely speaking from an incorrect view. Our kid has taken a few smith classes, but they’re in the minority. |
Anonymous
My Amherst kid recently applied for a UMass summer lab internship. Does that count? |
Anonymous
You know, if you had initially not come on so strong, we could’ve have had a rational discussion and I could have directed you to the evidence, but you came on like a raging maniac with a point to prove, sarcastic and bombastic, it wasn’t worth it. I guess these anonymous threads really bring out the true person. I’m going out to enjoy the beautiful weather. Have yourself a good day. |
Anonymous
And…you still didn’t make a point. Im glad you’ve realized you were lying though. |
Anonymous
| It is a minority of Amherst students who use the consortium (very different from Claremont colleges or Haverford/Bryn Mawr bico), but the option does exist for students who find that a particular interest is not met on campus. This is important because students don’t always know their particular interests before college. Most won’t need it, but for some students it can make a big difference and reduces some of the risk associated with going to a very small lac that doesn’t cover everything in every department. There are a lot of advantages to the small lac education, and the 5 college consortium ensures that if someone discovers they are really interested in a particular subfield not well covered at Amherst there are options. Not the most important factor in choosing a lac, but definitely something in Amherst’s favor. |
Anonymous
| It's quite nice to live in a real college town with bars, restaurants open until 2:00 AM, boba shops, etc, as opposed to Williamstown. |
Anonymous
Which school did you attend? My kid would like to avoid nut jobs... |
Anonymous
| we've had 2 kids at Amherst recent graduates. The older one spent a full summer and part of the fall semester working at a bio lab at UMass. It's not the majority of students, but some do if they have the interest and dedication |
Anonymous
Williams is not the place for someone who wants the above or for someone who wants instant name recognition. Williams students are more likely to “self select” for that reason. |
Anonymous
I mean, there are a couple bars. And Whitmans is open til 1am. But I think most socializing is in the houses My MIL lives in Amherst. What bars are open til 2am? The one on the corner by the stop and shop but that's a UMass bar and you'd have to drive over there. |
Anonymous
Students walk all the time using the trail system |
Anonymous
My kid goes to Mudd and the thought that consortium students have Mudd (and CMC) for “more traditional college parties” makes me laugh, but it is true that these tiny little schools do like to party. We are from the West Coast, so the vibe felt like home for my kid. The weather is always great, the location is close to mountains, beach and national parks. The village of Claremont is small and expensive, so most students live on campus which means that the colleges have a very “college” atmosphere. My kid has enjoyed the classes taken at Pomona. |
Anonymous
The trail system doesn't go that way. |
Anonymous
Princeton? Come on |