Beautiful grounds and buildings. Mead Art centre has some wonderful paintings, and a fantastic old section that is a joy to discover. The Chapel is a great example of New England church architecture.
Visited for 5 days to get my daughter settled in her dorm. What a beautiful campus! I have visited many colleges the past two years (Harvard, Brown, Florida State, West Florida etc) and none were as beautiful as Amherst College. My daughter's dorm room looks like a country club compared to some of the ones we saw (FSU's looked like jail cells). Brown Univ. were terrible & the bathrooms didn't work. At Amherst, she has a beautiful view of the mountains, clean showers, beds, carpet, even hard wood floor in the hallways. The food at Valentine was excellent and the best of all was the polite, wonderful students & parents that we met. Now I know why my daughter choose Amherst College (besides it being the top liberal arts college in the country). Go Jeffs!
We enjoyed our walk through this historic campus. The buildings have a grace and charm of another era.
The Amherst campus in the fall looks like something out of a movie set in New England at the turn of the 20th Century. The view out to Memorial Field is spectacular. Take in the view, admire the statue of Robert Frost and walk into town for dinner and a movie.Now you have done everything you need to do in Amherst.
Took a drive through the campus heading for the stadium Looks like they have been working on upgrades there. What a complex for the football team! Field have been updated to high quality turf When I was there is was not crowded but looks like all the seats in the place are good.
This college has it all. A great education can be had while living in a quaint college town. Nearby Smith, Mt. Holyoke, U.Mass, and Hampshire colleges ensure a variety of social as well as cross-regisring educational opportunities! THe 5-college bus system connects all these college so a car is not necessary. Th e campus is classic New England and set in a beautiful wooded setting.
Great research librarian for the Emily Dion cckinson special collections on the campus.Their holdings are phenomenal!
If you're on campus, definitely visit Mass MOCA (contemporary art museum), Alive restaurant, the geology museum on campus, and the Mead Art Museum. Take some photos on top of Memorial Hill. Check out the trails beyond.
Nice enough campus but completely open and lack of security is glaring. Very liberal feel and attitude.
The grounds are a bit underwhelming, though quaint. The student center was extremely small, though probably adequate given the small student body. Many students said that most move off campus as soon as possible and eat off campus as well