The key is that students apply when they are competitive and ready. We probably average in any given year a roughly 75 to 80 percent acceptance rate.Many students who don’t get in will reapply, and the combination of applying once and then reapplying takes our acceptance up to more than 90 percent.
We pride ourselves at Amherst in not being a cutthroat pre-med environment. We don’t have a pre-med track or major. The students here are collaborative with each other. We’re proud of that.