Amherst College Global Education Blog
Having read other students’ reflections as they prepare to close out their semesters abroad and make jubilant returns to Amherst, I have to say that I feel a bit jealous. As much fun as I have had in Michaelmas, it’s strange to think that I still have two more (exciting! incredible! inspiring!) terms at New College. My situation is a
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After a year of lock-down with my family, I looked forward to spending this year with people my own age. If I had been at Amherst, I would have been reunited with my friends in Val, Frost, or my dorm, but as a study abroad student, I knew that I would have to make all new friends. Luckily, three wonderful
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Recently, while waiting to go into a class, one of my tutorial partners said, “I love Monday nights in the library, all of the English students are there and it’s one big stressful party as we write (or procrastinate writing) our papers.” Now, that combination of words sounds alien to you, don’t worry, but Oxford does have its own educational
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One thing that I’m very happy to report is that I was wrong about the weather. Except for one gray day, my first week has been sunny and relatively mild. Something I’m told will continue for most of the month. Everything else is just as beautiful as I expected, from the Radcliffe Camera outside my window (see photo) to the
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Hi! I’m Dorothy Scarborough, and I’m a junior studying English and Art History. Throughout the 2021-2022 academic year, I will be studying at New College, Oxford through the Amherst direct enroll program. I’m interested in Oxford’s famous tutorial program and working in small class sizes (hence my enrollment at Amherst), and I plan to write extensively about the differences and
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