Amherst Bound Class of 2018

Wow, that is so awesome. Congrats!

 

I dated a Hampshire girl a lifetime ago and got to spend time on the Amherst campus and knew a bunch of students. What an awesome school in a beautiful area. And the 5 colleges relationship gives kids incredible choices and opportunities.   It could be a tad chilly at times for a SoCal kid, but I'm sure the tradeoffs are more than worth it.

Bobby, that is great news.  An awesome school and a very good baseball program to boot!  Congrats to your son and your entire family.

Congratulations and Mabuhay to the Kenneys! Maybe see you in Florida in the Spring of 2015. I remember we played Amherst last spring!

I lived in South Hadley from ages 2-4. My first dog's name was Lord Jeff. Is Amherst still the hardest college in the country to get accepted? I know it was at one point. For anyone who doesn't know Amherst is Harvard on a small college scale. Plus professors teach class rather than TAs. Congratulations.

Bob,

 

I am so happy for Ariel's acceptance to Amherst!!  Playing baseball at a great academic/baseball school is an awsome opportunity!  I will be adding Amherst to our list of schools that we follow each Spring!

 

Thanks for all of your help along the way.  I am glad that the recruiting process is over for your family and Ariel can just enjoy his senior year!

Congratulations to you and your son!

          And a hardy welcome to Ariel to the east coast!

 

....and I completely agree...Fenwaysouth is a tremendous resource. If anyone has questions about high academic (or not) schools, he is more than generous with his PM/dialog time!  I am glad to call him a friend.

Congratulations to your son and your family  Best of the luck to him.

Bobby,

 

Yes, it has been quite a ride!  Thanks for letting me "ride shotgun"  with you, and your kind words.  It has been 100% my pleasure.   You did a great job helping your son understand ALL the options, and ALL his strengths.   Very well done.

 

He'll be getting a world class education, and playing for a great coach.  He'll have access to an incredible alumni network and all its resources.  I'm so happy for you and your family, and I can't wait to see him make the transition to college. 

 

A tip o' of the cap to you, and Merry Christmas!

 

Will

 

 

Congratulations to your son and family!  Always exciting to hear about another "HSBBW son" getting an opportunity to continue baseball (and most importantly their education) at the next level. 

Congrats to your son and your family.  That is a great program to be a part of.  Coach Hamm does a fantastic job with that program.  The school is pretty good as well.  In years past,It has been fun to look at this board during this time of year and later when regular decision time arrives and now that us with 2014 kids making their decisions and having the relief of the end of the recruiting process.  This board is such a help to so many!!

 

Congratulations!  I have experience with Amherst baseball.  Son and I threw the baseball outside the Emily Dickinson home while my wife and girls spent some extra time inside. 

 

All the best to Ariel. 

 

The link is for an article about current GMs that graduated from Amherst.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12...e-to-one-school.html

 

Congratulations!  My husband is an Amherst alum so we have spent a lot of time there. Wonderful school and opportunity. Also, one of my son's closest baseball friends (and his parents are very dear friends of mine) is also an Amhest class of 2018 and was recruited by Coach Hamm. Would be happy to connect you.

Lastly, hope to see you out on the Nescac fields as my son will be attending Williams Class if 2018 (playing ball for Coach Barrale). Yes, Amherst dad, Williams son.

We too benefitted from the information and advice on this site. Thank you to everyone and keep posting!  I have already fielded many questions and inquiries on high academic recruiting. Happy to help any time!

Tremendous school and wonderful outcome!

 

Congratulations!!!

Bob,

 

Congratulations to Ariel and you and your wife!  Great school & program.

 

I've greatly enjoyed our iterations.  This process is an art, not a science, and you and your family navigated through to a couple of great options.  Glad I (and others on this site) could be helpful along the way.

 

My 2016 won't come near Ariel's ACT scores and curriculum, so Amherst probably isn't on our big list for him, but perhaps we'll see you out here sometime in California or out East when Ariel and my 2012 are playing somewhere close by.

 

Best! 

JCG,

 

Thanks ! The 5 college consortium and the college town atmosphere of Amherst was one of the things that separated Amherst from Swarthmore for my son.The cold weather will be a challenge but he says he's up to it.We'll have to buy him winter gear. The heaviest coat he owns is a hoodie,and he only has 1 pair of jeans and khakis.He wears shorts year round here in San Diego .Hahaha

 

NYdad2017,

 

Thanks !

 

Ryanrod23,

 

 Salamat Po ! We will plan on  heading to Florida One of the Amherst baseball dads was telling me that most of the parents go to Florida to watch the games.

Ingat Ka, Maligayang Pasko Po

 

RJM,

 

Thanks !

Amherst is still incredibly hard to get into.Being a recruited baseball player helped,as did the Amherst three day diversity program my son was selected to attend.

 

2014Prospect,

 

Thanks Meschelle ! I look forward to following John's baseball career

 

Keewart,

 

Thanks !

 

Hunter10,

Thanks !

 

Fenwaysouth,

 

Thanks again for everything. Merry Christmas !!

 

OFC586Dad,

Thanks !

 

Seaver41,

 

Thanks ! Everything I've heard about Coach Hamm is positive.My son is excited

 

Texas1836,

 

Thanks for the link.My son ate breakfast with Coach Hamm, Coach Armstrong, and some Amherst professors.While they were eating, one of the professors asked Coach Hamm about tickets for Red Sox games for the faculty.Coach Hamm told her that rather than ask Ben Cherington for tickets to games, he'd rather send players/students/alumni for internships and jobs.The professor thought that was a better idea

 

 

I am so happy for you and your son. Congratulations.

ReggieD,

 

Congrats to your son as well ! Looks like we are now rivals.Hahahaha !  Blue10 and her husband are both Williams Alum,and she's been throwin smack at me about that ! It's all good

 

Thanks for the offer. I'll take you up on that   There is another poster here Stealthisbase whose son is part of this Amherst recruiting class too.Really cool .I look forward to meeting you at a game someday. GO LORD JEFFS

 

Prepster,

 

Thanks !

 

Branson Baseball,

 

Thanks again for your help ! I'm sure we'll cross paths at some point.Whether it's up in San Francisco, down here in San Diego, or somewhere on the East Coast

 

Bishopleftiesdad,

 

Thanks !

 

Congratulations! 

Very smart young man, for realizing that academics and baseball can be a powerful combination to help in the recruiting process for high academic programs.

Enjoy the ride!

Awesome! Best of luck to your son and congrats to your whole family. Enjoy the east coast!

Salamat for the kudos to HSBBW.  Awesome for your son.

Well, the Swarthmore boys are sad they lost a good recruit (they call them "specs") to Amherst.  Great outcome for your son, and you guys did a fantastic job of working the process.  Swarthmore son is a senior now so our time is almost over but I'm going to miss all the drama when its done.  It took me about 7 years, but I think I finally understand how the high academic recruiting process works.  These academic spots have tremendous economic value and baseball players that play the recruiting game right can jump to the front of the line.  You guys played the game as well as I've seen in my years on HSBW.  Its a business thats not for the faint of heart.  Congratulations!

Outstanding! Best of luck to Ariel on the field and in the classroom (although it appears he does not need much luck at all).

Congrats as a father of a boy who went through this exact process I cannot tell you how happy we are that our boy and all the other boys who have worked equally hard at their academics /baseball will realize their dreams. Our son went through the exact same process and had several NESCAC D3 offers (along with Swarthmore----can't say enough nice things about Coach MidKiff and Coach Fisk ) , IVY Interest. My son after several overnights decided Wesleyan was the place....and we could not be happier....MANY MANY THANKS to all Forum contributors ESPECIALLY to my main Man and Zen Master and Yoda Fenway Park South....Happy New Year !!!

Thanks thurm15.   You're exactly right about the process.  You and bobbyaguho probably crossed paths more than once, and you both have a lot in common.   NESCAC pitchers beware, these boys can hit!