My chances...?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bates College
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<p>white female. american citizen but living in Russia. i have lived overseas most of my life. oh yeah and my middle name is bates, hehe</p>

<p>full IB diploma w/ 4 higher levels.
GPA uw ~ 3.7 or 8
GPA w ~ significantly higher…i’m taking the toughest courses possible
my school has a good reputation i think. past grads have gotton into good schools…even though each class is around 60 ppl.
SAT: 2080 (740m, 670 w and cr) will retake to up writing
have yet to take SAT II’s. should be decent</p>

<p>ECs
-volleyball since 9th. 11th- mvp and captain
-basketball (9, 11)
-speech and debate. 10th- 2nd original oratory. 11th- 1st debate, 2nd original oratory.
-MUN. 5 conferences by grad. 11th-chair at a conference. will be on admin team next year (my school hosts a conference)
-NHS (11 and will be 12)
-various community service. have been particularly involved in 11th grade… organized/carried out a playground building project. more building stuff is planned for next year. organized/carried out (in a group) the school’s first Hunger Banquet. and some more stuff…
-1st semester of grade 11 i took Russian lessons outside of school. 2hrs a week.
-summers after 9th and 10th i spent 2 weeks with a french family, immersion program. classes 3hrs a day, 4 times a week.
-no work experience except for babysitting.</p>

<p>-Outstanding student in French and math (9th)
-Outstanding student in psychology (11th)</p>

<p>recs/essays should be pretty good.</p>

<p>i guess that’s about all i can think of.</p>

<p>what are my chances at bates for regular decision??? thanks a lot</p>

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<p>well you never can tell with admissions, but I'd say you're more than qualified. Apply and see what happens.</p>

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<p>are admissions really random/unexpected at bates?</p>

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<p>Admissions are random everywhere, which is why people spend hundreds of dollars on private college counselors, so many applications to so many colleges, and so much time agonizing over that horrible four month RD wait... yea it sucks. That's why most everyone is hesitant to make an absolute declaration. However, Bates puts a pretty big premium on interviews, which you probably know - Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, and most small liberal arts colleges. I don't know if you were planning on visiting the college or planning on being in the U.S. this fall, but an interview would be excellent - especially since you seem to have so much to talk about! But based on your creds, you have a very good chance of getting in and I know that Bates embraces international students. Bowdoin, too, is looking out for more (qualified!) students of different backgrounds and countries. Anyway, I'm writing too much but I hope this helps a bit.</p>

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<p>^^ thanks a lot! haha and don't worry about writing too much!</p>

<p>but no unfortunately i will not be able to visit Bates. i would like to do an alumni interview, but there isnt much of a chance they'd have an alum where i live. oh well...</p>

<p>how do you guys think colby and bates compare?</p>

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<p>You never know - from what I've heard (from alums and a graduate from the class of '05), there are Batesies all over the world. My former assistant principal's son graduated from Bates about ten years ago, and now he's located in Sudan helping with relief aid. He's also been located in Thailand, Japan, and South Africa. </p>

<p>About Colby, I don't know so much. I didn't apply there for some reason, but I've seen pictures of the campus and it's really really beautiful. I mean, the buildings and the grounds are so picturesque. Bates is pretty but I have to confess that the buildings, except for the original 1850's-era Quad buildings which are beautiful, are a little funky... modern, but with a throw-back/faux old style if you know what I mean. A lot of what makes the campus pretty is its setting and natural surroundings - incredible in the fall. Um... random fact: the author of the "Gossip Girl" series, Cecily von Ziegesar, graduated from Colby College. Also many others, like Doris Kearns Goodwin, abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, Billy Bush, and political analyst Rothenberg. Tons of famous people have graduated from Bowdoin, though it's funny that that's not well known. People like Franklin Pierce, former (albeit maybe not so good) President of the U.S., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, sex researcher Kinsey to name a few. As for Bates, there have been a few famous people like former Maine Senator Edmund Muskie, Benjamin Mays president of Morehouse College and mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., peace activist, human rights lawyer and theologian William Stringfellow, and my favorite - TV personality/HBO sportscaster Bryant Gumbel. But many Bates alumni (like Mays, Stringfellow, and my assistant principal's son) have contributed to public service and humanitarian causes, which definitely has something to do with Bates being founded from the start on the principle of higher education for everyone, regardless of race, religion, or gender. Yea, it sounds like this comes from an encyclopedia because it mostly does but I think it makes my point. </p>

<p>That being said, people say there really isn't that much of a difference between the 3 colleges, and not much between Colby and Bates specifically except that they're huge rivals - just for the heck of it. :) They attract mostly the same applicants, a noticeable number of kids from private schools and affluent public school communities, are pretty environmentally-conscious, are all about the same price, and if you're counting those silly U.S. News rankings they're all in the top 25 though it fluctuates all the time. Bowdoin operates on a semester schedule, Bates on a 4-4-1, and Colby I can't remember. I know Bates kids are supposed to be very friendly, and I think the people I've met who go there fit that description (I had an amazing interview with a great guy there, the alums I know are friendly and outgoing, the people I met at a reception were great to talk to). Oh yeah, Bates was rated #1 by Princeton Review as the "Best Buy" college of 2005. At $42,000 a year too. Take that however you want.</p>

<p>Okay, I said last time that I had written too much, which now seems like a gross understatement. <em>sigh</em> If you don't at least apply to Bates or one of the Maine schoolls I'm going to be very disappointed. Hehe, just kidding. I'm just pouring out all the college info I've accumulated over the past year and a half, hope it helps.</p>

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<p>you seem like a good match for bates but like everyone says you can never know. You should definetly interview if you can because i heard that 90% of admitted students had an interview but I think it's less of a deal for international students. Bates likes international students though. Just remember that Bates does not require SATs so you don't have to worry about those, just send them if they are good. Write a good essay and make contact with the school somehow to really show you are interested and you should be all set although i do not know all about international admissions.<br>
As for the Bates and Colby, they are essentially the same on paper but have different feels. I got into both and chose Bates because I thought it was friendlier with more of an equal emphasis on sports and arts. Both colleges have short terms but Bates has it in May while Colby has it in January. Bowdoin, the other Maine liberal arts college is harder to get into. Ask any more questions if you have them.</p>

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<p>thank you both!!</p>

<p>anybody else want to "rate my chances"???hehe</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>