{"id":13110,"date":"2021-06-07T14:34:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T18:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/admission\/?page_id=13110"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:25:43","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Come as you are."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Life is full of pre-established lanes and rules. But there\u2019s a lot of freedom at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. We believe the best way to approach college is to find what makes you tick, and then build the coming years around it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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A ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ education is open-minded.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll help you try things on for size \u2014 in the lab or on the basketball court or in the ceramics studio or wherever your interests lead \u2014 until you find what fits for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students tend to be up for just about anything.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a good thing we have about three dozen majors and two dozen minors to choose from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some are liberal-arts classics (history, mathematics, philosophy). Some are STEM-focused (neuroscience, engineering, biochemistry). Many draw from more than one discipline (American cultural studies, environmental studies, biochemistry, gender & sexuality studies).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some won\u2019t exist until you invent them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Majors marked with an asterisk (*) represent majors that are interdisciplinary in nature. These programs are administered by a committee of faculty from within the program and from other academic units within the College.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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