Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming to Amherst

That there is a true open curriculum. I would have planned my studies better.

That there is absolutely no pressure from anyone here. You can do whatever you like, at whatever intensity. I would have come with a better plan of how to spend my college years.

How big music is here. I would have brushed up my guitar playing and joined one of the jazz combos on campus.

How cold it is.