Ask a Student
Meet Our Students
Students work in the Office of Admission in various capacities, including leading campus tours, co-hosting admission and financial aid information sessions, and more. They represent a wide cohort of majors, activities, and hometowns. We encourage you to take a moment to peruse their profiles, and while you scroll, check out our Spotify playlists curated by Kian Moaledj ’23.
Students are eager to answer your questions, so please reach out to our students at askastudent@bates.edu. If you would like to speak with a specific student, please share their name in your email.
For specific questions about admission and financial aid, please contact your admission regional representative.
Arts (Performing, Creative, and Visual)
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| Prinnes W. ’24 Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Pronouns: He/him Academics: Theater (Major); Mathematics (Major) Activities: Video Game Club; Board Game Club; Crosstones (a cappella) |
Humanities
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| Ava P. ’24 Hometown: Leeds, ME Pronouns: She/her Academics: Politics (Major); Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies (Major); Class, Inequity, Poverty, and Justice (GEC) Activities: Varsity Track & Field; Club Soccer; STEM Scholars; Outing Club; Gardening Club; Vote Blue |
| Frances H. ’23 Hometown: Charleston, SC Pronouns: She/her Academics: English (Major); Politics (Major) Activities: Women’s Ultimate Frisbee; Bates Spitz: Slam Poetry Club; Volunteer at the Root Cellar in Lewiston |
| Haley W. ’25 Hometown: Hoboken, NJ Pronouns: She/her Academics: Politics (Major); Education (Minor) Activities: Club Soccer; Environmental Coalition; Garden Club |
| Ilana R. ’23 Hometown: Lexington, MA Pronouns: She/her Academics: Spanish (Major); American Cultural Studies (Major); Identity, Race, and Ethnicity (GEC) Activities: Academic Resource Commons Peer Tutor; Crosstones President (a cappella); College Guild President (national educational non-profit that serves incarcerated individuals); Jewish Student Union; WRBC DJ (radio) |
| Julia B. ’23 Hometown: North Yarmouth, ME Pronouns: She/her Academics: English (Major); Politics (Major); French (Minor) Activities: The Bates Student (newspaper) staff writer; WRBC DJ (radio); Varsity Swim & Dive; Ladd Library assistant |
| Katia R. ’23 Hometown: Amsterdam, NY Pronouns: She/her Academics: French & Francophone Studies (Major); Public Health (GEC); Pre-Med track Activities: Bates Village Club Series (student performances); Yoga Kula; Bates Emergency Medical Services; AESOP Orientation Week Leader |
| Maggie N. ’23 Hometown: Annapolis, MD Pronouns: She/her Academics: English (Major); Politics (Major); Theater (Minor) Activities: Academic Resource Commons Peer Tutor; FemmeFolx (weightlifting); Feminist Collective; Robinson Players (Theater) |
| Margaret H. ’23 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Pronouns: She/her Academics: Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies (Major); Chinese Language (GEC); Visual Ideas (GEC) Activities: Women’s Varsity Rowing; Bates Athletics Agents of Change |
| Sasha S. ’24 Hometown: Narbeth, PA Pronouns: He/him Academics: French & Francophone Studies (Major); Politics (Major) Activities: Bates Votes; Club Sailing; College Democrats; Immigrant Engagement Club |
Social Sciences
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| Ayano N. ’23 Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Pronouns: She/her Academics: Sociology (Major); Chinese (Minor); Globalization (GEC) Activities: Digital Marketing Assistant; Sailing Club |
| Bryce A. ’24 Hometown: Accra, Ghana Pronouns: He/him Academics: Economics (Major) Activities: Model United Nations; Brooks-Quimby Debate Council; Club Soccer; Black Student Union; Africana Club |
| Celia T. ’24 Hometown: New York City, NY Pronouns: She/her Academics: Economics (Major); Physics (Major) Activities: Varsity Rowing (coxswain); Women in Economics; Dance Club |
| David S. ’24 Hometown: Elgin, TX Pronouns: He/him Academics: European Studies (Major); Politics (Major) Activities: Bates College Democrats; Board Member for WRBC (radio); Deansmen (a capella) |
| Mia B. ’24 Hometown: Shelburne, VT Pronouns: She/her Academics: Politics (Major); Education (Minor) Activities: Bates Student Government; Leading Women of Tomorrow; Club Lacrosse; Arts Society; Outing Club |
| Piper S. ’24 Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, ME Pronouns: She/her Academics: Economics (Major); Education (Minor) Activities: AESOP Orientation Week organizer; Club Lacrosse; Bates Democrats; Special Olympics Club |
| Pratyusha M. ’23 Hometown: Westford, MA Pronouns: She/her Academics: Politics (Major); Philosophy (Minor) Activities: Bollywood Dance Team; Residence Life; South Asian Student Association |
| Sadie B. ’23 Hometown: Albany, NY Pronouns: She/her Academics: Economics (Major); Politics (Major); Spanish (Minor) Activities: Crosstones (a cappella); Robinson Players (theater); The Bates Student (newspaper) |
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
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| Alexi K. ’23 Hometown: South Paris, ME Pronouns: She/her Academics: Psychology (Major); German (Minor); Music (Minor) Activities: Bobcat First! (First-generation students); Filmboard President; Ladd Library assistant; Residence Life; Robinson Players (theater) |
| Amanda T. ’23 Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ Pronouns: She/her Academics: Psychology (Major); Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies (Minor); Law and Society (GEC) Activities: Varsity Softball; Writing Fellow |
| Annika M. ’23 Hometown: Weston, CT Pronouns: She/her Academics: Environmental Studies (Major); Education (Minor); Psychology and Philosophy (GEC) Activities: Community Outreach Fellow for the Harward Center for Community Partnerships; Environmental Coalition; Trinity Jubilee Center and the Lewiston Housing Authority volunteer |
| Ariel F. ’23 Hometown: New York City, NY Pronouns: She/her Academics: Biology (Major); History (Major); Pre-med track Activities: Academic Resource Commons Biology Peer Tutor; Black Student Union |
| Caroline D. ’23 Hometown: Wilmette, IL Pronouns: She/her Academics: Psychology (Major); Educational Studies (Minor) Activities: Writing & Language Center Peer Tutor; Merimanders (a cappella); DJ at WRBC (radio) |
| Carter F. ’24 Hometown: San Francisco, CA Pronouns: She/her Academics: Biochemistry (Major); History (Minor) Activities: Bates Arts Society Club Liaison; Leading Women of Tomorrow; Bates Builds; Special Olympics Club; Sign Language Club; Club Med |
| Charlie R. ’23 Hometown: Duxbury, MA Pronouns: He/him Academics: Physics (Major); Chemistry (Minor) Activities: Residence Life (Junior Advisor); AESOP Orientation Week Leader; Investment Club; ClubMed |
| Elizabeth F. ’24 Hometown: Overland Park, KS Pronouns: She/her Academics: Mathematics (Major); Economics (Major) Activities: Catholic Student Community; Fem STEM Club; Outing Club |
| Mohamed D. ’23 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Pronouns: He/him Academics: Psychology (Major); Africana (Minor); Law and Society (GEC) Activities: Africana Club Community Liaison; Black Student Union; Muslim Students Association; Varsity Football |
| Phoebe S. ’24 Hometown: Nashville, TN Pronouns: She/her Academics: Environmental Studies (Major); Religious Studies (Minor); Philosophy (Minor) Activities: Club Ultimate Frisbee; Environmental Coalition; Jewish Student Union; Lewiston High School mentor and tutor; Outing Club |
| Rafay R. ’25 Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan Pronouns: He/him Academics: Biochemistry (Major); Mathematics (Minor); Digital and Computational Studies (Minor) Activities: Academic Resource Commons Peer Tutor; Brooks-Quimby Debate Council; International Club; Math and Stats Workshop Tutor; Outfront (LGBTQIA+); Robinson Players (theater); STEM Scholars |
| Sam S. ’24 Hometown: Louisville, KY Pronouns: She/her Academics: Neuroscience (Major); Digital and Computational Studies (Minor) Activities: AESOP Leader; DCS Research; Swim Instructor; Varsity Swim |
| Star Y. ’24 Hometown: Guangzhou, China Pronouns: She/her Academics: Psychology (Major); Education (Minor); Dance (Minor) Activities: AESOP Leader; Choir; Gospelaires (gospel ensemble) |
| Tasker P. ’24 Hometown: Wilmette, IL Pronouns: He/him Academics: Environmental Studies (Major) Activities: Varsity Squash; AESOP Leader; Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC); Club Soccer; Community, Leadership, Accountability, Wellness, Equity, Dedication (CLAWED) Student-Athlete Leadership Program; Outing Club |
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