Amherst College

Top 10 Things to Do Before Graduating Amherst
1. Watch the sunrise over Memorial Hill. 2. Sled down Memorial Hill, preferably at night! 3. Play capture the flag or hide and seek in Frost Library. 4. Roof checklist: Marsh, Chapman, and the Octa...

Great Professors!
Amherst's professors are absolutely top notch in their fields, as well as personable and engaging teachers. Because Amherst has no graduate programs, the professors are much more focused on teachin...

Underground
Although Greek Life used to be a major part of Amherst, frats were banned back in the 1980s after the college went co-ed. Since then, the frats have moved off campus and "underground" -- although i...

Keg Beer, But At Least It's Free
The party scene at Amherst is, as far as I can tell, pretty typical of small liberal arts colleges. On any given weekend you can usually find a dark, sweaty, loud dance party in the basement of a "...

Embarrassing
The state of campus news at Amherst is, to be quite frank, embarrassing. The main newspaper, the Amherst Student, is published weekly, and is best known for lackluster reporting, unimaginably poor ...

Val No Picnic at Noon
The major "campus facilities" are Valentine, our dining hall (Amherst has just one dining hall where almost everyone eats), and Keefe Campus Center. "Val" is the subject of much complaining but is ...

Hills Lot Again???
I'm not gonna lie, parking at Amherst can suck a lot. There's such a parking crunch that freshman are categorically forbidden to bring a car to school. The three major student parking lots, O'Conne...

Great Location, Weather A Matter of Taste
Location: In terms of nearby cities, Amherst is roughly 150 miles from New York City, and 90 miles from both New Haven and Boston. Therefore, you get the wonderful benefits of being in a relatively...

A Mixed Bag
As of 2009, Amherst is in the middle of a major, many year long project to renovate virtually all of its dormitories. Many dormitories are already completed, and are absolutely amazing -- all of th...

Surprisingly Diverse Selection
A lot of people coming to Amherst worry that there will be a poor selection of bars, clubs, and restaurants because of the relatively rural location, but this couldn't be further from the truth. Am...