| Location: | Northeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Bobcats |
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists. Bates confers Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees. Bates College is one of the first colleges to be coeducational from establishment. The college is also the oldest continuously operating coeducational institution in New England. The college enrolls about 1,700 students. Originally a Baptist institution, Bates is now a nonsectarian institution.
Bates is a leader of the SAT optional movement for undergraduate admission. It was one of the first schools to become a part of this movement in 1984.
Founded in 1855, Bates was New England's first coeducational college. The founders of Bates were active abolitionists, and several of the college's earliest students were former slaves. The college was originally called the Maine State Seminary and replaced the Parsonsfield Seminary, which burned under mysterious circumstances in 1854. The Parsonsfield Seminary was founded in 1832 by Free Will Baptists and served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Parsonsfield's Cobb Divinity School, founded in 1840, merged with Bates in 1870 and eventually became Bates' religion department. Therefore, Bates' religion department is 15 years older than the College itself.
As with many New England institutions, religion played a vital role in the college's founding. The Reverend Oren Burbank Cheney founded and served as the first president of Bates. He was a Freewill Baptist minister, a teacher, and a former Maine legislator. Cheney and Rev. Ebenezer Knowlton steered through the Maine Legislature a bill creating a corporation for educational purposes initially called the Maine State Seminary, located in Lewiston, Maine's fastest-growing industrial and commercial center.
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| Percent of Students International: | 5% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 94% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (New England Small College Ath Conf) Basketball (New England Small College Ath Conf) Baseball (New England Small College Ath Conf) Track (New England Small College Ath Conf) |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,864 | 8% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 800 | 4% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 22,068 | 41% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,892 | 39% | |
Any Aid: |
49% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 29% (Most Selective) |
| Application Fee: | $ 60.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Not Required |
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COLLEGE questions?
let me lay it out flat for you:
i'm hispanic, from nyc, and go to a really good private school that i guess carries a lot of weight in the college realm. i get pretty good grades for my school, about 3.3 GPA (although my school doesnt keep GPA but my grade average is between a B and B+), there are no advance classes of any kind at my school, my credits are as follows:
- 4 years of english (with two english classes one year), math, history, and spanish (and one year of arabic)
- bio, chem, earth science, animal behavior
- 3 years of visual art classes
- 3 years of ethics classes
- 120 hours community service
- have had 2 interships in the past year
my SAT scores were okay the first time (1930), and I plan on taking them a second time along with the ACT and 3 SAT II's
I'm looking at liberal art schools such as Reed, Bates, Bowdoin, Conn College, Pomona, Colby, and Hamilton.
being realistic, what are my chances of getting into these schools and what others do you recommend
14 months ago
Best Answer
While this might not be the BEST forum for this discussion (might I suggest collegeconfidential.com which has people more experienced in dealing with this), in MY opinion, you've got a great shot at going anywhere you want to go!
Your SAT scores are pretty good - I scored the same and managed to get into UCLA, USC and a few other UCs (I currently go to UCLA). Your community service and internships show personal responsibility and you're clearly dedicated towards school. When applying to small liberal art schools, you want to focus on character building experiences, as opposed to test scores, as many schools place more emphasis on personality and motivation. What kind of hobbies do you have? What do you have to contribute that other applicants don't? What makes you unique and a good asset? These aren't questions you need to follow up with here, but only things to consider.
Each college is a case-by-case basis, but I think you have a good shot at most, if not all of the schools you've listed...
Bates doesn't require the SAT or really any standardized test. They rely heavily on personal interviews and writing samples. You are in the middle of their scale (~3.6 GPA, 1290-1400 on old SAT) and can consider it a good shot!
Good luck and you'll want to spend a lot of quality time with your admissions essays!
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Good tips for college interview?
I have a couple interviews lined up with some colleges- Reed, Kenyon, Bates, Skidmore, and Pomona. (all liberal art colleges)
What are some tips you can give me that will really help my interview and overall college process
14 months ago
Best Answer
You are going to be a success...therefore, you are confident. They will see and hear this in how you dress, how you hold yourself and how you speak. They will want to educate you. Know this and you will be the one picking the college that "you" want to go to. Have a future that is custom designed for you....and Honorable.
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