Bates College Top Questions

Bates students are more relaxed college students. Who work hard and are goal oriented. People are generally very nice on campus.

For the most part, yes.

Nah people are smart and there is probably a lot of higher incomed kids at Bates, but people aren't really preppy don't really give a fuck.

I believe that the both stereotypes of wealth and liberalism are largely accurate in Bates's history. With the turn of the century, Bates has seen more diversity in the mindset of it student body. However, the socioeconomic status of the student body holds true to the stereotype.

Generally speaking, the stereotype that Bates is different from the other two Maine schools is Very accurate. It takes more than good grades to fit in around here. Rarely to I meet people who are one-dimensionally focused around school. Bates also does play hard on the weekends, but not every social event revolves around which basement and who's keg we are going to next. Sure, house parties can be fun, but there is certainly no lack of fun or creative people elsewhere on campus. It's all about finding your own people and creating your own type of fun.

Almost. There is unfortunately some friction between the black population and the rest of campus. Going to school in Maine will probably cause the campus to be mostly white. There is a lot of racism from the black population.

yeah..., but Bates is working to get more diversity

Yes and no. The students at Bates do tend to be in the upperclass and dress preppy, however there are geneally 3 categories/social groups of people. First the "jocks" who are varisty athletes and make up almost half of the student body. Second, the outing club, environmentalists, and artsie people who tend to go hiking, skiing, funky kind of people. Finally, there are the preps, basically everyone else who doesnt fit into the other two categoires. And it is these people, which are probaly only 1/3 of the Bates student population that generally fits the Bates stereotypes.

to some extent. people believe what they want to. bates is much more diverse than others would expect

In general, yes. There are conservatives and Bates, and, surprisingly, there are students that come to Maine and not want to spend more than a few fleeting minutes outside. Occasionally, you might even see some Polo shirts with their collars up.