Amherst College Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at Amherst College?

Jordan

That Amherst is full of preppy rich New England kids.

Sally

My school has the reputation of being one of the most rigorous, academically demanding schools in the country. Its acceptance rate is one of the lowest and it has been ranked the #1 or #2 liberal arts school by US News and World Report for the past several years.

Ben

Liberal, elitist.

Adam

Before I came to Amherst, I thought that Amherst students would be super hard working, stressed, kind of nerdy, and not have great social skills.

Paige

elitist, rich, snobby, privileged, white, preppy, top notch academics, small school, racist, liberal

Sabrina

stuck up, rich prepschool brats

Brian

Smart school for geeks.

Margaret

One stereotype is that Amherst students are as a whole very liberal. Additionally, a lot of people think of Amherst students as well-rounded and highly motivated, with many participating in some level of athletics.

Torry

Most people think Amherst students are stuck-up rich jocks who have super-huge egos and elitism complexes. Or they think we're cold, nerdy, awkward brains.

Jamie

students and rich and preppy; amherst is overwhelmingly liberal