2024 Spring Orientation - Welcome New Transfers and Exchange Students!
Important Dates for Spring 2024
January 11 - Virtual Pre-Departure Meeting
January 24 - Move In Date for Transfer and Exchange Students Living On Campus
January 25 (Morning) - January 27 (Evening) - Orientation Sessions
January 25 - Course Registration
January 28 - Move In Date for All Other Students
January 29 - Start of Spring Semester Classes
Emails Archive
12/21/23 - Welcome email!
01/09/24 - Logistics Email and other Updates!
Before you arrive:
Make sure to check your Amherst College email regularly for important updates, reminders, and action items!
Currently all transfer students have an email ending in “28”. That will be updated once your accurate class year is confirmed by the registrar, based on your transfer credits. Additionally, all new students will be receiving a gift of a sweatshirt with their class year, and you will hear more about that in a few weeks when your class year is finalized.
You can review:
- Student Resources Guide
- General Information for Accessibility Services
- New Students Required Health Forms (and Student Health Insurance Information) - Note: Dates are outdated but information still applies.
- Banks in the Area (Resource provided by Hampshire College)
- IT Services for New Students
- General Housing Information / Living Off-Campus
- Recommended Packing List
- Take advantage of any eligible Financial Aid Enhancements (additional money provided on top of your financial aid package for those who are eligible) and budget ahead, especially if you are eligible for the Access Grant. Learn more here.
When you arrive:
Be excited to participate in a series of activities and workshops for not only educational purposes but also for fun community building!
The first days of your Amherst College Orientation experience will be guided by the Class & Access Resource Center staff and student orientation leaders, who will be available to answer your questions, hear any concerns, and share your excitement about Amherst College.
You can can log into the campus Wifi “eduroam” and log in with your Amherst credentials or make sure you have access to your phone data. Friends and families are welcome to come and help! Our OLs will also be around to help with move-in.
Move-In Guidelines
You will be able to move in on January 24, 2024.
We will be based in –
Keefe Campus Center Room 112 (aka Multicultural Resource Center)
(16 Barrett Hill Drive, Amherst, MA 01060)
from 9AM to 4:00PM
For parking, you can park your car temporarily on the side of Barrett Hill Drive (marked orange on the map), check in with us at Keefe, and then drive to your dorm. Many of you will be living in Seligman House (67 Northampton Rd, Amherst, MA 01002) and there is parking right by the dorm. If you live in another dorm, we can share with you the best places to park when you check-in!
For any orientation related questions, please email carc@amherst.edu.