We are excited to welcome our new students to campus at Arrival Day on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Students, faculty, and staff have been collaborating intensively to assemble an Orientation schedule that introduces you to Bates and provides you with opportunities to form meaningful connections in your initial days on campus. 

Be sure to engage your Lyceum Summer Resources (which open to you in June 2025) and check your Bates email so you can access necessary information and resources prior to Arrival Day.

Please find below the schedule related to your specific circumstances:

First-Year Orientation Schedule

• For first-year students who are not fall athletes

Transfer Student Orientation Schedule

• For transfer students who are not fall athletes

New Student Fall Athlete Orientation Schedule

• For first-year and transfer students who are fall athletes

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Please contact fye@bates.edu if you have any questions. Thank you!