Thought I’d start a thread since no one else had yet. Is there anyone else on here who applied ED1 to Bates? And around when do we think decisions will come out (I know it says by Dec. 20th but I’m assuming it will be earlier)?
Good luck! Another student just posted asking for the decision date. It may be the 15th.
I responded to the other post, so I’ll copy it here.
Hi! I also applied ED1 to Bates.
@Dede1823 ah finally someone else! if you don’t mind me asking, why’d you decide to apply ED and what do you possibly want to study?
Hey there, I applied ED as an international applicant from China
Really love the Bates Vibe and the debate team
AUSGBSOGB super tensed.
I applied to Bates too…
Best of luck everyone!!!
My daughter also decided on Bates, ED1, after a long search and a great visit last month. She’s cool and methodical about it (if not Bates, then another great college will want me), which I greatly admire. But I’m nervous. We’ll see soon enough.
@smallLAClover I visited Bates during the fall and just fell in love with it. Other than the beautiful campus, the academic atmosphere and the sense of community contributed to my decision. One of the things that really caught my attention was the academic calendar, which includes the short term during spring.
@Decal7 I’m feeling that way too because I have a lot of other colleges on my list that I know I would be happy at. Right now I can picture myself moving on pretty quickly if I don’t get in, but I think I might be underestimating how upset I would actually be, because I really love Bates. Best of luck to your daughter!
@Dede1823 Short Term was a big reason why I applied too! It ultimately helped me let go of my past infatuation with Middlebury because I like the idea of a spring short term so much better than a winter one (although I think any irregular semester schedule is super cool).
@smallLAClover I was looking at Colby and I also didn’t like a winter short term.
This so scary. We might get our decisions by the end of this week!!!
@smallLAClover I forgot to answer your question! I am interested in going into neuroscience. What about you?
@Dede1823 I’m interested in studying sociology, American/African American studies, and also possibly political science, and I want to be on the pre-law track, but I’m open to changing my mind after I get to college and explore different subject areas.
@smallLAClover you are correct in assuming that Short Term is awesome. I’m a grad from the 90’s and my daughter is looking at Bates. I have told her many times that Bates does it right and has their short term during the nice weather - not sure why so many schools have 4-1-4 instead of 4-4-1. Good luck all!
FYI everyone, I called the admissions office today asking if there was a set date for ED1 notifications yet and all they said was that decisions would be out by the 20th. I’m going to try to stop being so impatient and just wait for an email, which we’ll probably get the day before decisions come out.
@smallLAClover aghh all the way to 20th. My anxiety is killing me. Anyhow, thank you for your update and Gl!
@iwantcollegeplz I don’t think it will actually be on the 20th; they just won’t tell us the official date yet. I have a feeling it’s going to be this Saturday but we’ll have to wait and see. Good luck to you too!
Hello! My son also applied ED to Bates! We visited in October and he interviewed. It was our first time in Maine and he fell in love with the college (and Maine, too). Best of luck to all of you!