Hello! Welcome to my blog. First of all, congratulations on your admission to Amherst College! Now it’s time for the most exciting but sometimes overwhelming activity: deciding what to bring from your home country to your school in the US. There are so many things I wish I brought with me my first year, and…Continue Reading Packing Guide for International Students
Hello to all our lovely readers! It’s been a while since our last blog post. Today was an especially busy day because we were helping our friends and fellow interns Kara and Jadyn move into their new dorms. Luckily, there were a lot of friends to help out and it only took us an hour…Continue Reading Podette and Shelloise: Delightful Dorm Hacks!
When I received my housing assignment and roommate the summer before my freshman year, I called my best friend jumping for joy. I was lucky enough to be assigned to the “hotel dorm,” the most hyped dorm amongst first-year students: Charles Pratt. Three weeks went by, and before I knew it, it was move-in day!…Continue Reading Life As a First-Year in Charles Pratt Dormitory
Hello Blogees! Let me update you on some of last weekend’s exciting events. My Friday began like any other day of the week, spending my day working at the admissions office with my fellow interns. In the afternoon, I gave one of my biggest tours this summer to visitors from around the world. They were…Continue Reading Basketball and S’mores
Hey everyone! I’m Podette, a snail who attends Amherst College. Over the summer, I am living on campus and working as an admissions intern. Today, I got dinner at Valentine Dining Hall (“Val”) with my best friend Shelloise and our roommate Finley. Shelloise and I both have dietary restrictions (we are both vegan and prefer…Continue Reading Podette and Shelloise: A Lovely Dinner at Val
Before coming to Amherst, my knowledge about sustainability was minimal. The most I knew about sustainability was that people should recycle, save water, and not use too much electricity. My knowledge of sustainability has definitely expanded ever since coming to Amherst, as one of Amherst College’s priorities is supporting sustainability. This is relevant in almost…Continue Reading Sustainability at Amherst
Hi everybody, happy pi day! I hope you are all doing well. In this blog, I’m going to write about the way pi day is celebrated at Amherst College, both my freshman year (the only year I remember how they celebrated) and today, during my senior year. If you have any questions, please email me…Continue Reading Pi Day at Amherst College
For some people, college is the first time that they’re sharing a living space with someone else. Though there are often a few students who can get single dorm rooms thanks to accomodations, most people end up living in doubles, which can be a single room or two connected rooms. First-years don’t get to choose…Continue Reading Dorm Life with a Roommate
Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this week’s blog, I’m going to write about a saga that recently came to pass at Amherst College: the battle for bagels. If you have any questions, please email me at sgoldsmith24@amherst.edu! Tandem Bagels Every Saturday for the last couple years, Val, the dining hall, has offered…Continue Reading Bagels at Amherst: A Saga
A unique feature of Amherst is that most, if not all, students live on-campus, and there’s the great option of living in theme houses, which are dorms or certain floors in dorms dedicated to people who share a common identity or interest. The two theme houses that are related to interests that aren’t tied with…Continue Reading Theme House Living