One of the biggest worries I had when choosing where to go for school was location. My final two choices came down to a city campus, and here at Amherst. I was concerned if the remote location of Amherst would make it harder to get home even if the city college was further away. As…Continue Reading Herding Home for Thanksgiving at Amherst
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The 5 Colleges
Oftentimes, many people choose not to come to Amherst because of the location. Though the school is located only an hour and a half away from Boston, it can be inconvenient to travel outside of the college and Western Massachusetts, especially since a large number of Amherst students don’t own a car. However, the great…Continue Reading The 5 Colleges
Going off campus
4/14/2023 Hi everyone, I hope you are well! In this blog, I’m going to discuss opportunities in the vicinity of Amherst (but technically off campus), the ways students are able to travel off-campus, and my thoughts on whether it is worth going to a college in a small town. If you have any questions, please…Continue Reading Going off campus
Favorite Northampton Stores
When I got back from winter break, my friends and I planned a trip to Northampton the Sunday before classes started. For a lot of my friends, it was their first time visiting Northampton, and though I thought I wasn’t super familiar with the downtown area, when they asked me about which stores we should…Continue Reading Favorite Northampton Stores
Transportation in Amherst
Admittedly, Amherst’s location is a little far from major cities as it is about an hour-and-a-half drive away from Boston and an hour’s drive to Hartford. I know a ton of my friends had worries about transportation when deciding whether to come to Amherst College or not, especially because first-year students are not allowed to…Continue Reading Transportation in Amherst