Welcome back! Now that I am well into my sophomore year, I have had time to reflect on some of the biggest changes that students experience transitioning into college. One of the most prominent changes is experiencing loneliness or just being alone on campus. I am here to tell you that being alone at times…Continue Reading Learning How to be Alone at College
College is the time to reinvent yourself, set new goals, and try new things! If you were like me in high school, you may have steered away from the gym. I was always intimidated by the people there who actually knew what they were doing. Would they know that I was clueless and didn’t even…Continue Reading Gym Workout Routine—Amherst College Edition
Hi everyone! This is Jooah. Today I would like to share with you one of my newest commitments on campus, K:netics! The highlight of this past week for me was the K:netics performances, as we performed at two of the five college consortiums, Mount Holyoke College and UMass Amherst. K:netics is a K-pop dance group…Continue Reading K:netics (K-pop Dance Group on Campus)
One of the most exciting parts of Amherst’s open curriculum is that you can look beyond your major at any time. With over 800 courses on campus, and even more through the Five College Consortium, there’s always something new to discover. Most days, this feels like a blessing. Other days, usually during course preregistration, it…Continue Reading Getting Lost (In the Best Way) in Amherst’s Course Catalog (Part 1)
As an English major, I’ve naturally had to read a lot of novels for my classes. Thankfully, due to Amherst’s open curriculum, I’ve been able to select courses that are actually interesting to me, which means the books have also been very interesting (Note: when registering for classes, many of them list what titles you’ll…Continue Reading Rating Books I’ve Read for Class
If you are reading this, you must keep what I am sharing with you a secret. Most Amherst College students are unaware that Valentine Dining Hall (Val) has a secret menu. But I will share this menu with you all, so you can enjoy Val to its fullest when you become students here. I call…Continue Reading Valentine Dining Hall Secret Menu
Hey guys, and welcome back! I wanted to make a post on my favorite study spots on campus as I gear up for the last few weeks of the semester (crazy!). At Amherst, there are so many spots on campus to study privately, study with friends, and study in open spaces. I find it best…Continue Reading Current Favorite Study Spots on Campus
Hi everyone! I’m Isha Patel, a sophomore (class of 2028) from Danvers, MA. I am a prospective math or biochemistry major at Amherst College–I plan to take until the end of sophomore year to finally declare a major! I am pre-med and passionate about emergency medicine and teaching. Outside of academics, I work as a…Continue Reading Isha Patel ’28 – Introduction
Hi! My name is Jooah Bae, a sophomore (‘28) and a prospective economics and music double major. If you ask where I’m from, I’d say Yongin, South Korea. However, my hometown where I graduated from high school is Oahu, Hawai’i— an island that convinces you life needs nothing more than nature (and good food, of…Continue Reading Jooah Bae ’28 — Introduction
About Me! Hi everyone! My name is Braelyn, and I am a sophomore here at Amherst College! I am from Taunton, Massachusetts, which is about forty-five minutes south of Boston. I am lucky enough to have a car ride home from Amherst that is a bit under two hours! I am a Psychology and English…Continue Reading Braelyn Nichols ’28 – Introduction