Category: Amherst College

In fact, more U.S. Presidents have been attorneys by trade than any other profession. In all, 25 of the 44 men to hold the office of President have been lawyers. Before taking office, many other presidents previously served as soldiers, farmers, businessmen or teachers. How many presidents of the United […]

As a result, the average price that Amherst students pay is virtually unchanged — up 1 percent, in inflation-adjusted terms, to $32,400 this year — over the last 14 years. On average, Amherst isn’t significantly more expensive than it was in 2000. What is the cost of living in Amherst? […]

A title is not required for the Common App essay, but you are, of course, more than welcome to include one if you’d like. Do college app essays need a title? You don’t need one. In the vast majority of cases, students we work with don’t use titles. The handful […]

There are more colleges that extend trust to applicants by allowing them to self-report grades and test scores rather than requiring an official transcript and score reports when they apply. But grades and scores are verifiable by having students submit final transcripts and test scores once the student enrolls. How […]

Email Template for Writing to Colleges in the U.S. You do not want the email provider to categorize your email as spam. Start the email by addressing the admissions officer by their full name. If you cannot find who is in charge of admissions, you may use “Dear Admissions Officer” […]

A Harvard student may have invented Facebook, but the Admissions Office remains skeptical of the value of reviewing social media profiles in applications to the College. Do universities look at your social media? No amount of filtering, selfies or creative hashtag use will make a university admissions team like or […]