Dear Class of 2029 admits, congratulations! Although I’m no longer an applicant, I still look forward to college decision notification dates. As soon as Regular Decision acceptances came out last week, I began looking all over the place for Vietnamese students who might come to Amherst next year. I was so happy that two people…Continue Reading Tips For Maximizing Your BAM Experience
Hey everyone, welcome back to the blog! To those of you who also have spring break around this time, I hope that it’s been nice and relaxing. My family and I went to Miami for break, and between the delicious Cuban food and the delightful weather, it’s safe to say that I had a great…Continue Reading Underrated Reasons To Choose Amherst
It’s been almost a week since the Class of 2029 Regular Decision acceptances came out, and I am freaking out because… NO WAY am I almost done with my first year here. Time moves differently at Amherst — one moment you’re figuring out your dorm’s washing machine, and the next you’re studying for finals in…Continue Reading Applying from a Rural Town to Amherst College
From March 8-9, Amherst held the Asian Alumni Weekend since its last reunion nearly 10 years ago. It was an invaluable opportunity for both the alumni to reunite with their friends and for students like me to learn about the different pathways our alumni have taken. Navigating Your Future: Alumni Career Journeys On an early…Continue Reading Asian Alumni Weekend
Hey everyone, welcome back to the blog! The snow has finally started melting on campus, and while it’s still not the warmest out, I think that maybe the first signs of spring are starting to show? Possibly? I don’t know, maybe I’m just being overly optimistic. But regardless, something fun about this time of the…Continue Reading Clubs On Campus – Dance!
Hey everyone! This week has been hectic, but in a good way. There have been so many speakers and guest academics on campus–specifically in the Philosophy department–and it has been super amazing to participate in. I figure part of the opportunity that comes with Amherst is the ability to go to these events, and how…Continue Reading Talks and Speaker Events at Amherst
One of the best parts of Amherst College is the ability to form meaningful relationships with professors who are passionate about their fields and invested in their students’ growth. TYPO/TYSO (Take Your Professor/Staff Out) is a unique program that makes this even easier, allowing students to invite a professor or staff member to a meal…Continue Reading TYPO (Take Your Professor Out)
Hello readers, Amherst College hosted its 10th annual LitFest from Friday, February 28th to Sunday, March 2nd! LitFest is a literary festival celebrating fiction, nonfiction, poetry, spoken-word performance, and Amherst College’s literary life. As you can tell by the title, Anthony Fauci (director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) during the…Continue Reading Lessons From LitFest
As some of you might know from my previous posts, I fell in love with cooking with friends at Amherst. And guess what? We are extending this communal activity to the entire Amherst community–we started the Culinary Club! For our intro meeting, we decided to make tteokbokki, which is relatively easy to make and tasty….Continue Reading Tteokbokki Night with Culinary Club!
Near the end of last semester, I noticed a title in the Daily Mammoth that said, “Apply for 2025 Speaking Competition: BELONGING.” The word “belonging” grabbed my attention. As a first-year international student, I had been constantly asking myself, “Why did I come to this cold, small city for my four years of college? Do…Continue Reading What I Learned from Participating in Public Speaking @ Amherst