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Bates has a very welcoming and friendly atmosphere. The campus is small, walkable and the one dining hall allows everyone to see each other and communicate daily. I would change the fact that these new buildings are looking too generic. The great thing about Bates is its personality. It is small, so people see each other frequently and I like that. People think that it's like high school, but the academics and social life are much different - especially when going abroad is thrown into the mix!

Well, the big picture about Bates is that I'm guaranteed a very good job after college. Many college can't promise you that. This school to me is just the right size. I can definitely build the necessary relationships I need with professors. For me it's really important to be able to sit and talk with my teachers because if I'm suppose to spend my next four years at a college, seven and a half hours away from my home, then I want to get as much out of it as possible. These professors are very knowledgeable, and not using them for what they're are here for is just a waste of time. Good professors will teach you what you need to learn in class as well as in life. One thing to remember is "Life outside of school is only as fun as it is inside the place that prepares you for it." Just think about that. You're most memorable moments will be from college. What i'm really getting at is people really love Bates because of the kind of people we develop to become over our four years here. Everyone knows about Bates and if they don't I'm pretty sure someone they know has heard of us. I take a lot of proud in my school because, well this school has taken a lot of proud in me. This school will definitely do that to you. The thing i will always remember about Bates is the friends I've grown to know and love.

Bates is a small liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine. With under 2000 students, people are very close and by the end of your year you will most likely feel like you know everybody. Coming from a school of close to six thousands students, I came to bates for a change. No more crowded hallways, or overflowing cafeterias. Bates is a magnificent school, and I love it.

Best thing about Bates is the family feel and small connected student body. There is only one dining hall which becomes almost like a "melting pot" of everyone where the hippies sit next to the football jocks, the head of the spanish department has lunch with the men's soccer coach. Everyone comes together to eat, talk and be together and that's my favorite part about Bates. Being only an hour away from the ocean and mountains doesn't hurt either.

The best thing about Bates is definitely the people. When students come here, one of the first impressions that people get is that everyone here is so outwardly friendly. It's truly special, and something that you don't find on many other campuses. Bates is located in Lewiston, which is what you make of it. Personally, I love Lewiston as I find it very charming. It's obviously not the ideal college town, but I love walking among the mill buildings. Many students complain about Bates' low endowment. It's an issue that is constantly coming up. The truth of the matter is that Bates is a wonderful institution regardless of its endowment.

Whenever people ask why I came to Bates, I tell them it was because of the people I met when I went on my tour. This is so true for me now as a senior at Bates because I have met some of my closest friends among the students, professors, and employees of the college. I think it's just the right size, especially if you take some time off to go abroad which almost everyone does. Everyone sticks around on the weekend, there is always a lot going on on campus, both student and school sponsored activities. Lewiston has great restaurants, a movie theater, it's not that big but we're very close to Freeport and Portland which are great cities. There is a ton of school pride at Bates, pretty much everyone attends home games and anyone you ask 'loves Bates.' Bates has so many great traditions which also make it fun and unique including: Spring Gala, the Puddle Jump, Winter Carnival, Drop Everything and Play, 80s Dance, Halloween Dance and the Clambake. Students are also very active at Bates and we're always outside!

Bates is an awesome community of students who want to be free to have fun and be intellectual as much as they want. Although the administration might be a bunch of fake bureaucrats, the students overcome this.

One of the best things about Bates has to be the size--it's a small place which is home to a lot of tight-knit groups of friends, most of whom are on the lookout to meet new and exciting people. If you're looking to remain anonymous, I would say that Bates is probably not the school for you. Likewise, if you're looking to be in a bustling city, Bates is also probably not your speed. The Lewiston-Auburn area is about 60,000 people and primarily composed of blue-collar people, who are sometimes less than overjoyed to be reminded of the presence of an elite college in their midst. That said, I think that Lewiston often takes students by surprise both by being a big fat reality check for those from wealthy backgrounds, and by having far more to offer than one would initially assume. Frequent student complaints include the lack of things to do in Lewiston (I would write these folks off as not being adventurous enough), and people who are displeased with the lack of big-school resources at a small college.

Bates is a great small liberal arts school, but there are things that need to be accepted. First off, Lewiston, ME is not the greatest place in the world. It is often a bit sketchy but rarely do I feel unsafe, especially on campus. The "Bates Bubble" often gives you the sense that there is nothing going on in the world. It's hard to compare Bates to other schools since I've only been to Bates, but I think all around it's a good place to be.

Bates is a great school with wonderful facilities available for its students. The teachers, the programs , and resources makes it easier for everyone to succeed. I think succeess in life begins at Bates.