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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things may have changed since you applied. My DC recently visited Amherst and thought the vibe was fairly chill and welcoming.[/quote]
My DC was on a semester abroad with Amherst students. Very very snooty. Also the program catered to them so much. They stayed in a castle as part of the event. Guess who stayed in the luxury castle rooms? Guess who stayed in the extra rooms ?[/quote]

Not an Amherst alum, but -- you do realize that your DC could have had a similar experience with students from other colleges, too, right?

Every "abroad" program can be very different, as my DC and classmates have found--depending on the destination, the department running the program, how serious it is about the academics of the program, etc. I'm genuinely sorry your kid had a poor experience and found other students snooty, and I don't doubt that that is an accurate assessment by your kid for those students, on that one program, that particular semester.

But students who do things like semesters abroad can be a self-selecting group who aren't representative of a college as a whole. Not a useful data point for HS students looking at whether to apply there now.

I just don't think semester abroad program impressions of a handful of students necessarily translates into a reason to avoid or reconsider any college. [/quote]

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