Welcome New Bates Students!
Congratulations New Bobcats!
The First-Year Experience Team welcomes our newest students to the Bates community! Bates College is proud to be a national leader in first-year experience programs. We serve as a key point of support throughout each student’s first year at Bates, and work closely and collaboratively with a variety of offices to provide a formative experience for our new students. First-Year Experience supports all students in their first year at Bates, including transfer students.
Pre-Orientation Experiences
Learn more about your first days as a Bobcat
Learn moreStudent Athletes
Introducing international students to campus and community, academics and life-at-Bates
Learn moreInternational Circle Orientation
Introducing international students to campus and community, academics and life-at-Bates
Learn moreInternational Circle Orientation
Welcoming first-generation students to Bates
Learn moreKessler Scholars & Bobcat First
What Comes Next…
Learn about Annual Entering Student Orientation Program (AESOP) trips, a fundamental part of the Bates experience
Learn moreAESOP
Learn about Annual Entering Student Orientation Program (AESOP) trips, a fundamental part of the Bates experience
Learn moreAESOP
Find out what’s happening, when to arrive on campus, and important dates to know
Coming soonOrientation Schedule
Find out what’s happening, when to arrive on campus, and important dates to know
Coming soonOrientation Schedule
The Quad provides easy access to Lyceum, Garnet Gateway, and other Bates resources all in one place
Your hub for resourcesThe Quad
The Quad provides easy access to Lyceum, Garnet Gateway, and other Bates resources all in one place
Your hub for resourcesThe Quad
Prepping for Fall
Learn more about the residential community at Bates
Check out student residencesFirst-Year Housing
Fall course registration starts in June
Check out recommended entry coursesAcademics
Student clubs and organizations are excited to welcome you
Start to think about which groups to join hereCo-Curricular Life
Student clubs and organizations are excited to welcome you
Start to think about which groups to join here