My Day as an Admissions Summer Intern

Me and fellow intern Joy holding ice cream cones

Hi everyone! This is my first non-introductory solo blog post, and I’m so excited to bring you along for a summer day at Amherst!

During the summer, we offer research opportunities and various internships around campus in lieu of summer courses, meaning you can be on campus (with free housing and dining!) doing one of many different things such as:

  • SURF: Our summer STEM program, where professors hire students to aid their own studies and experiments.
  • SCHUPF: Our summer humanities program, where students choose a field of study and a professor will help them in their research.
  • SBRI: Our summer bridge research program for first generation and low-income students, who work with a few professors and explore a topic through different lenses.
  • Admission Office (Me!): A group of students work in the admissions office giving daily tours of campus, doing outreach work, and going on many field trips to museums and other colleges in the area.
  • Book and Plow: A group of students work on our campus farm, growing and harvesting various plants, such as fruits, vegetables, and herbs. 

These are a few of the summer programs Amherst offers, all of which are PAID, which is awesome. So, you basically finish your workday and get to spend the rest of your afternoon and night with your friends.

So, as an admissions intern, my day pretty much solely consists of talking people’s ears off and walking around backwards. But after work ends at 4:30 pm, once we’ve spent seven excruciating hours together, we love to hang out even more! Here’s a typical day in my life while on campus during the summer. Pictures to follow.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

8:50 AM – Wake up

9:30 AM – Clock into work at Wilson Admission Center

9:45 AM – Leave for a tour of Hampshire College in the Goose!

10:00 AM – Hampshire College tour

11:30 AM – Quick stop at Atkins Farms for lunch & shopping

12:30 PM – Drop off stuff at my room

1:00 PM – Return to Wilson

2:30 PM – Get ready for tour

3:00 PM – Tour time!

4:10 PM – Back to Wilson to answer any final questions

4:30 PM – Clock out

5:00 PM – Dinner

6:00 PM – Volleyball w/ friends

8:30 PM – Bake scones! Tomorrow is our boss’s last workday of the summer before her wedding, so we wanted to throw her a surprise party that day.

10:30 PM – Go back to room

12:00 AM – Sleep

Our visit to Hampshire College! The tour started here at the student center.

After our Hampshire tour, we stopped at Atkins Farms for some lunch and grocery shopping. I think about Atkins probably twice a day. <3

Cody and I co-toured today! We were tired from our big morning, so we took it easy and paired up to give an afternoon tour.

Some post-dinner volleyball! Who is that impeccably dressed player on the left??
Some post-volleyball baking! We made berry scones for our boss’s surprise party :).

Look how cute we are!! Notice who is actually baking…

Until next time… This is my last post of the summer, but hopefully I’ll be back during the school year!