Hi everyone! I hope you had a good new year, and that you are easing into this second half of the school year! In today’s blog, I’m going to write about my very last semester of college, and all the things that come with it, from my thesis to comprehensive exams. If you have any…Continue Reading Last semester at Amherst
3/31/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In today’s blog, I’m going to talk about my experiences in various lab classes during my time at Amherst. The labs my first year were almost entirely virtual, so I’ll talk a bit about how those operated, and I’ll also talk about what you can expect if…Continue Reading Lab classes at Amherst College
2/17/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! I studied abroad last semester in Paris, and am so happy to be back at Amherst this spring. I thought for this week’s blog I would talk about my experience reintegrating at Amherst, and my first couple weeks of classes. Please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu if you have any…Continue Reading Coming back to campus after studying abroad
Hi everyone! I hope you had a good winter break and are getting back into the swing of school! In this blog, I’m going to talk about my winter break and experiences with January term (J-term) at Amherst College. Please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu if you have any question at all. Winter Break I spent…Continue Reading Winter Break and January Term
Hi! My name is Sophie Goldsmith (she/her), and I am a senior at Amherst College. I currently live in Atlanta, but grew up in Tampa, FL. I’m a biology and French double major, and am on the pre-med track. I am the president of Amherst’s Democrats club, am on the Hillel e-board, and participate in the…Continue Reading Sophie Goldsmith ’24 — Introduction
Hello! Welcome to my first-week-of-classes blog post. I’m writing this before my Friday classes start during the first week. This week has been a flurry of finding my classes (even though I’m a sophomore, this is the first time I’ve ever had to find classrooms), dealing with a wasp debacle in my room, catching up…Continue Reading First Week of Classes