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Understated, but Rigorous, Challenging and Enriching!!!
Bates College academics are often shorted in comparison to its "higher ranked" (according to US NEWS) counterpart, Bowdoin, but many sibling comparisons have found that Bates offers more challenge with less inflation. Bates professors hold their students to a very high standard of discussion and critical thinking. The best part about academics at Bates is though all students are intelligent, they do not shove it down your throat. You can find yourself talking about last night's primetime television in Commons and then critiquing Kant's categorical imperatives. It is a nice "best-of-both-worlds" atmosphere that is reflected in the extremely approachable staff who all yield impressive resumes (often more impressive due to their young age). They are leaders in their field who chose Bates for many of the same reasons the students did: To enrich within a small, comfortable academic setting with a unpretentious atmosphere.