Memorable Quotes from Past Scholars

“This isn’t preparation for college; this IS college.”

“It’s an amazing opportunity because you get to further your education, but also further yourself with people and the faculty and just generally help yourself out.  You can learn a lot about schooling and also you learn a lot about yourself.”

      “In high school it was grades, grades, grades, but here what you learn is more important.”

“This is a time to really experiment with new things and have a better understanding of yourself before you come back here for the fall semester.

  “The two courses brought out the best of my abilities in math and science.”

“Now I have two courses under my belt. I know what the course load will be like.  I know how to manage my time. I’m more familiar with my surroundings. I know professors. It’s just invaluable.”

“They’ve been doing a great job in supporting us. I’ve never felt like I was lagging behind.”

“I think the program does a great job in giving us a feel of how Bates works. The teachers explain what you should know, what you should do for future reference and how to approach professors.”

“The program taught me that there is a lot of help at Bates. If I don’t understand something, there is always a helpful resource that will help you to not fall behind or not understand it.”