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a thrillingly brief introduction to about 2,000 irrepre ssible, unapologetically smart people

who happen to think that finding the truth sometime s require s a leap into a frigid pond.

Bates

B a t e s C o l l e g el e w i s t o n , M a i n e

Facts

About 2,000 students (250 studying abroad) |

46 states | 65 countries | 33 majors | 20 students

in the average class | 10 to 1 student to faculty ratio |

100% of faculty hold highest degree in their field |

100% of students complete a capstone or thesis |

60% of students study abroad | 31 NESCAC Division

III teams | 160 community partnerships through the

Harward Center | 110 student clubs, open to all |

0 fraternities and sororities | 5 partners in special

engineering program (3 years at Bates followed by

2 years at Case Western, Columbia, Dartmouth, RPI

or Wash U. St. Louis) | 5-week spring Short Term |

109 acres on Lewiston campus | 600 acres in Bates–

Morse Mountain Conservation Area | $38,200 average

financial aid package | 24,000 alumni

M a j o r s

African American Studie s, American Cultural Studie s, Anthropology, Art and Visual

Culture, Biological Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Chine se, Classical and Medieval

Studie s, Dance, East Asian Studie s, Economics, E nglish, E nvironmental Studie s, French,

G eology, G erman, History, Japane se, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy,

Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Rhetoric, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, Theater,

Women and G ender Studie s.

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Va r s I t Y a t h l e t I c t e a M s

Alpine Skiing (W, M), Baseball, Basketball (W, M), Cross Country (W, M), Field Hockey, Football,

Golf (W, M), Indoor Track and Field (W, M), Lacrosse (W, M), Nordic Skiing (W, M), Outdoor

Track and Field (W, M), Rowing (W, M), Soccer (W, M), Softball, Squash (W, M), Swimming and

Diving (W, M), Tennis (W, M), Volleyball.

bates.edu/2018/athletics

We want the hard questions.

Our community is radically open— with abolitionist founders, inclusion is in our DNA.

You can see the whole world from here.

a l s o :

Our academic program starts with an intensive, often

interdisciplinary first-year seminar and ends with an intensive, often

interdisciplinary senior thesis. In between there’s a lot of (wait

for it) intensive, often interdisciplinary work, including funded

research opportunities, internships with regional and national firms

and organizations, and an astounding number of community-based

learning opportunities through our Harward Center.

bates.edu/2018/harward

We offer 33 majors; you can also design your own. Plus: Students

take two General Education Concentrations — a group of linked

courses coordinated under one theme (for instance, colonialism,

public health, 2-D and 3-D design). Thoughtfully designed by the

faculty, we call them GECs.

bates.edu/2018/gec

About 60 percent of our students study abroad at least once in

their four years. We offer access to nearly 200 programs around the

world and sponsor our own Fall Semester Abroad programs, plus

specialized Short Term trips (e.g., environmental studies in China,

indigenous politics in Mexico, theater production in Budapest).

bates.edu/2018/offcampus

All of our student-run clubs and organizations (nearly 100) are

open to every student. We’re not interested in exclusivity — which

helps explain why we’ve never had fraternities and sororities. It

also explains why our dining hall is called Commons and why

we’re pretty serious about hosting campus-wide events like Winter

Carnival, which features the legendary Puddle Jump.

Our 31 Division III teams play in the NESCAC, one of the nation’s

most competitive college athletic conferences. We love to compete

and we do a lot of winning, which of course is one of the goals. But

we’re in it because we love to play and because we believe that

discipline, teamwork and drive are equally important (and exciting)

aspects of a solid education. About 60 percent of our students are

involved in our intramural program.

We live in a small city called Lewiston, in the big, beautiful state

of Maine. Lewiston is actually a sister city to Auburn, just over

the Androscoggin River; together they’re known as L-A. It’s a

hardworking, worldly community; you could be important here;

you could even fall in love with it. We’re an easy drive to Maine’s

astonishing coastline, including Acadia National Park and our

own Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area, 600 acres on the

coast of Maine. We hike the Appalachian Trail, explore the White

Mountain National Forest.

And we ski!

bates.edu/2018/maine

a n d o F c o u r s e :

Visit us. It’s easy and eye-opening. You’ll check out some classes

and meet faculty. You’ll eat in our Dining Commons, get a feel for

campus and talk to us. We’re close to Portland (Maine) and close-ish

to Boston (Mass.). bates.edu/2018/visit

Admission to Bates is based on how much you’ve challenged

yourself in the classroom — and in the world — and the way you think

about your life. Significantly, it is not based on a set of test scores.

We were one of the first colleges to make SAT/ACT scores optional

for admission. bates.edu/2018/apply

Our financial aid program is another way in which we are open.

About 44% of our students receive need-based financial aid from

Bates; the average financial aid package is about $38,200. All of

our financial aid budget — $29 million — supports students with

demonstrated financial need and meets 100% of that need.

bates.edu/2018/sfs

See for yourself: bates.edu/2018

Call us: 1.855.BATES55 (1.855.228.3755)

Or email: admission@bates.edu

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