Bates College

Great educators good school highly recommend

We love to go the pond to feed the ducks ud83eudd86

Isn't remotely worth 70k a year. A recent study by the New York Times found that the average salary of a 34 year old Bates graduate is just $55.900, among the lowest in the NESCAC. Also, only 8.1% of Bates students move up two or more income quintiles (and far less than 1% move from the bottom to top income quintile), making Bates one of the worst performers among the so-called 'elite public and private colleges' in both categories. Bates' alarmingly low endowment, one of the lowest in the NESCAC, is rivaled by some boarding schools with half the size of its student body. Office of Admission got rid of the supplemental essay to artificially deflate our acceptance rate and then had the audacity to claim that Bates is becoming more selective. Think long and hard before throwing over $280k down the drain, especially if you intend to major in English or social sciences. There's nothing -- NOTHING -- you will learn at Bates that you can't learn at your state school or even by taking online classes. Don't bank on the Bates reputation helping your job search. Very few people have ever heard of Bates outside of Boston/New England. The career center is severely understaffed and short on funding. Do a thorough research before even considering applying. You may well find this place to be a waste of your time and effort.

Beautiful place to go for a walk

Gorgeous campus would love to be able to afford the tuition costs. This might be the best school in the area, I walk through here to enjoy the duck pond sometimes. I occasionally utilize their running track. Friendly people here from what I've experienced.