2024 Prologue Application

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Prologue to Bates will be offered On-Campus October 13-15, 2024

Due to space limitations, the Office of Admission can only invite a certain number of students to campus. Given this increased selectivity, we ask the student applying to submit additional materials: 1) Required: your unofficial high school transcript (in pdf format); 2) Optional: if available, your school profile (in pdf format).

Submission of this application and materials is due by August 9, 2024.

*Please confirm that you would like to attend the Prologue to Bates program.

October 13-15

Personal Infomation

*First/Given Name (enter name exactly as it appears on official documents)

Middle Name

*Last Name (enter name exactly as it appears on official documents)

Preferred First Name (if different)

*Birthdate

*Sex as listed on your birth certificate

Female

Male

X

You are welcome to provide additional details regarding sex or gender identity.

Pronouns

Are you Hispanic or Latino/a/x?

Yes

No

Race (optional - can check multiple boxes as applicable)

*Primary Citizenship

*Are you a U.S. Permanent Resident or Refugee?

*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.)

Yes

No

Is there any additional information you'd like to share about your identity/background?

Family Information

Parent/Guardian #1

*First Name

*Last Name

*Relationship to you:

*Email

*Highest Level of Education?

College Attended (if any)

Occupation

Parent/Guardian #2 (optional)

First Name

Last Name

Relationship to you:

Email

Highest Level of Education?

College Attended (if any)

Occupation

Contact Information

*Home Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

*Email Address

Home Phone Number

*Cell Phone Number

*Would you like to opt-in to receiving texts from the Bates College Office of Admission?

Yes

No

Academic Information

*Name of your High School

School CEEB Code

*I am interested in applying to Bates College as a:

First Year

Transfer

*High School Graduation Date

*In which term do you plan on entering college?

*High School Guidance Counselor First Name

*High School Guidance Counselor Last Name

*High School Guidance Counselor Email

High School Guidance Counselor Phone Number

If your current school ranks, what is your class rank and size?

Rank:

Size:

*Academic Interests

*Please list your senior year courses:

*Bates values students who meaningfully engage with their school communities. Please list your activities in order of importance to you. Please list all high school extracurricular activities (i.e. clubs, student organizations, athletic teams, family responsibility, work, religious, etc.) Also include what you accomplished any honors won or recognition you received.

Resume (optional)

Are you involved with any college access programs, community based organizations or after school programs (i.e. A Better Chance, College Horizons, TRIO Upward Bound, Emerge, SCS Noonan Scholars, College Match, STEP: Student Expedition Program, etc.)?

Yes

No

Precollegiate program or community based organization name:

*Prologue to Bates is a highly selective program and will provide you with wonderful insight into the Bates community. What do you hope to gain from this experience? (Essay should be between 300 and 500 words)

*Have you been to campus before?

Yes

No

*Are any of your family members affiliated with Bates College - as alumni, staff, faculty, or current students?

I have no family members affiliated with Bates College

One or more of my parents attended Bates

One or more of my siblings attended Bates

Another relative or relatives attended Bates

A relative is a current Bates employee (staff or faculty)

A relative worked at Bates in the past (staff or faculty)

Transcript

Applicants must submit a complete, pdf of your recent high school transcript that includes grades through the end of your junior year. You may upload a transcript now or submit one later.

I will upload my transcript now.

I will submit my transcript later.

You can email a copy of your transcript to admission@bates.edu.

Transcript:

School Profile

Applicants can submit an optional pdf of your school profile to provide additional school context. This is a document created by your high school's counseling office that your counselor can provide you. You may submit one now or later.

I will upload my school profile now.

I will submit my school profile later.

I will not be submitting a school profile.

You can email a copy of your profile to admission@bates.edu.

School profile:

Standardized Testing

Test scores are not required for Prologue to Bates or admission to Bates College should you choose to apply this fall.

Should you have standardized test scores you wish to submit to us, please do so below.

Test scores are not required for Prologue to Bates or admission to Bates College should you choose to apply this fall.

Should you have standardized test scores you wish to submit to us, please do so below.

I will be submitting test scores for consideration for Prologue to Bates

I will NOT be submitting any test scores for consideration for Prologue to Bates

SAT:

Reading/Writing

Math

ACT:

English

Math

Reading

Science

Writing

Composite

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I certify that all information submitted in this application is my own work, factually true, and honestly presented.

Please type your signature to accept the terms. If you have any questions, please contact admissionevents@bates.edu or call the Admission Office at 207-786-6000.

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2024 Prologue Application