What is Amherst MA known for?

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1. What is Amherst MA known for?
2. Is Amherst Massachusetts a nice place to live?
3. Is Amherst Massachusetts Safe?
4. Is Amherst MA in the red zone?
5. Is Amherst expensive?
6. Is Amherst a nice college town?
7. How much snow does Amherst MA get?
8. Is Amherst an Ivy League?
9. Is Amherst a College town?
10. Does Amherst give full rides?
11. What GPA do you need for Amherst College?
12. Does Amherst have a college town?
13. Is Amherst rural?
14. How cold does it get in Amherst MA?
15. How cold does Amherst get?
16. Is Amherst College Suburban?
17. Is Amherst need blind?
18. Is Amherst College cheap?

What is Amherst MA known for?

Much like the rest of Hampshire County, Amherst is known for its bookishness, its artsyness, its local food obsession, its openness and tolerance, and its beauty. You'll see lots of farms, farm stands, and fresh food.

Is Amherst Massachusetts a nice place to live?

Amherst is in Hampshire County and is one of the best places to live in Massachusetts. Living in Amherst offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents rent their homes. ... Many young professionals live in Amherst and residents tend to be liberal. The public schools in Amherst are highly rated.

Is Amherst Massachusetts Safe?

Amherst has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Amherst is 1 in 90.

Is Amherst MA in the red zone?

With Amherst, Massachusetts, in the state's COVID-19 red zone, the town manager says the numbers don't reflect nuances in the population. After having one of the state's lowest covid rates for months, Amherst is now in the worst category — along with neighboring Sunderland.

Is Amherst expensive?

Annual Costs Amherst College is one of the 100 most expensive colleges in the America, coming in 10th on our Expensive 100 Ranking. The cost is 71% more expensive than the average Massachusetts tuition of $33,712 for 4 year colleges.

Is Amherst a nice college town?

When you are living in Amherst, voted one of the best college towns in the U.S., you are surrounded by intellectual, cultural, and outdoor opportunities.

How much snow does Amherst MA get?

Climate Averages

	Amherst, Massachusetts	United States
Snowfall	41.6 in.	27.8 in.
Precipitation	118.0 days	106.2 days
Sunny	190 days	205 days
Avg. July High	82.1°	85.8°

Is Amherst an Ivy League?

These Ivy League equivalents include research universities and small liberal arts colleges. The Public Ivies consist of renowned public universities like UCLA and UT Austin. The Little Ivies include colleges such as Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby, and Vassar.

Is Amherst a College town?

When you are living in Amherst, voted one of the best college towns in the U.S., you are surrounded by intellectual, cultural, and outdoor opportunities.

Does Amherst give full rides?

Amherst meets the full demonstrated need of every admitted student. If your family shows that it can pay only a small portion of tuition and costs—or maybe none at all—Amherst pays the rest.

What GPA do you need for Amherst College?

4.07 With a GPA of 4.07, Amherst College requires you to be at the top of your class. You'll need nearly straight A's in all your classes to compete with other applicants. You should also have taken plenty of AP or IB classes to show your ability to excel in academic challenge.

Does Amherst have a college town?

When you are living in Amherst, voted one of the best college towns in the U.S., you are surrounded by intellectual, cultural, and outdoor opportunities.

Is Amherst rural?

Amherst College is a private institution that was founded in 1821. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,7), its setting is rural, and the campus size is 1,000 acres.

How cold does it get in Amherst MA?

In Amherst, the summers are warm and wet, the winters are freezing, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 17°F to 83°F and is rarely below 1°F or above 91°F.

How cold does Amherst get?

In Amherst, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are freezing, dry, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 19°F to 80°F and is rarely below 4°F or above 87°F.

Is Amherst College Suburban?

Overview of Amherst College Amherst College is a private institution that was founded in 1821. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,7), its setting is rural, and the campus size is 1,000 acres.

Is Amherst need blind?

Amherst College is "need blind" — applying for financial aid will have no bearing on the admission application process. This "need blind" admission policy applies to all applicants, domestic and international.

Is Amherst College cheap?

Amherst College is affordable because we're committed to providing financial aid to meet the full difference between what Amherst costs and what it is estimated your family is able to contribute toward those costs.