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    Ask the (College) Experts: The Bates Application and Need-Based Financial Aid

    Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM until 9:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00

    Thinking about applying to Bates? Have questions about the application process and financial aid? Well, look no further! Seize this opportunity to ask the questions that are most important to you. Hear the inside scoop about Bates’ application and financial aid from our Admission team and our partners in Student Financial Services. Find a comfy spot at home and learn valuable tips and information to take with you as your college search process continues to unfold. 
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    *Student Type
    Birthdate
    Birthdate
    *Home Address
    *Home Address
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    Academic Information
    Background Information
    Legal sex as listed on your birth certificate
    Legal sex as listed on your birth certificate
    Hispanic or Latinx
    Hispanic or Latinx
    Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check any of the following groups in which you consider yourself a member:
    Regardless of your answer to the prior question, please check any of the following groups in which you consider yourself a member:
    Will you be a first-generation college student?

    Bates College defines a first-generation college student as an individual whose parents/guardians did not complete a Bachelor's degree; or if the individual resides with and receives support from only one parent/guardian, that parent/guardian did not complete a Bachelor's degree.

    Will you be a first-generation college student?

    Bates College defines a first-generation college student as an individual whose parents/guardians did not complete a Bachelor's degree; or if the individual resides with and receives support from only one parent/guardian, that parent/guardian did not complete a Bachelor's degree.