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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 on Amherst being out of favor with kids now. My kids, who toured Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Midd, Williams - and Pomona actually -- didn't even tour Amherst. I know some kids who matched via Questbridge from their HS, but otherwise not popular[/quote]

Yeah, 7% acceptance rate (lower than Williams) definitely suggests a school that is out of favor. Oh, and for sure the students can't get into strong doctoral programs.

"Recently, two Amherst astronomers, a professor and recent graduate, helped to unveil a cold, chaotic exoplanet using NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Webb Telescope.

Daniella C Bardalez Gagliuffi, PhD, assistant professor of astronomy, and William Balmer ’21, a graduate student at The Johns Hopkins University, joined an international team that captured an image of 14 Herculis c, a massive, cold exoplanet with a unique orbit and unexpected atmospheric behavior. https://bit.ly/3LczTXp"[/quote]

The problem w Amherst imo is it's got more athletes (40%) and more Questbridge (at just over 10% now) than any other in this group. Plus 2.5% are posse, plus international, plus vets. They've done this to themselves. Very barbell. Not rich and poor but jock and poor. [/quote]

My kid is a student there and, yes, the demographics are a little skewed. But 45% are NARPs and she is perfectly happy. Her roommate is Questbridge and they are good friends. Not sure why that would be an issue. She entered with perfect stats and is hard core STEM, has little overlap with the athletes in coursework. But socially she feels it's a nice, chill vibe and kids seem to get along fine. It was her favorite visit by a mile, with Pomona and Carleton a close second. She didn't didn't like the vibe at Williams or Swarthmore, so didn't apply.[/quote]

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