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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 24

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Monday, May 29, 2023

Johnny Van Siclen '13

Contributing Writer

Number of Articles: 1

First Article: February 23, 2016

Latest Article: February 23, 2016

Don’t Settle for ‘Amherst College Average’

By Johnny Van Siclen '13

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February 23, 2016

In the spring of 2013 I shook Biddy’s hand and received my diploma and cane. I had graduated in four years, I had made lifelong friends and I would join an investment bank later that summer. I was “Amherst College Average.” Clearly being average at Amherst is not remotely a bad position to be in. If you’re an Amherst College student, you are almost certainly talented, creative and intelligent. You’ve forged meaningful friendships and you’ll have no trouble securing a lucrative and/or fulfillin

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