{"id":169681,"date":"2025-06-13T12:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=169681"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:33:10","slug":"from-seniors-to-newbies-heres-what-you-should-explore-at-bates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/13\/from-seniors-to-newbies-heres-what-you-should-explore-at-bates\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice from new graduates to new students: Here&#8217;s what you should explore at Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The incoming Class of 2029 arrives on Aug. 28, just 76 days from now. Mindful of that fact,\u00a0 we asked these Bates seniors \u2014 during Commencment weekend in their waning hours as resident experts on all things Bates \u2014 to tell us what the newbies should explore when they get to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eat at a Somali restaurant on Lisbon Street, and venture downtown for a walk along the Androscoggin River to explore &#8220;all the natural spaces in Lewiston.&#8221; And&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bates Grads Say What You Should Explore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J4U2DEhEJJA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Find beauty in the greenhouse atop Carnegie Science Hall, or cheer until you\u2019re hoarse at Alumni Gym during a rivalry game. Venture off campus, to Portland for a Tandem breakfast sandwich or to Brunswick for Gelato Fiasco \u2014 ripe mango is one senior\u2019s favorite. And&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try out WRBC, the Bates radio station, and host your own show. Visit the Ronj for late-night coffee and conversation.&nbsp;Join a club, meet people, and things together that you really enjoy. And&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover the quiet coastal beauty of Bates\u2013Morse Mountain. Get involved in the community as a middle-school mentor. Or just wander \u2014 as one senior put it \u2014 into \u201cuncomfort\u201d to find purpose and maybe a Bates major along the way. And&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Outing Club trips for unforgettable adventures. &#8220;Some of my best memories was just going out and having adventures.&#8221; Take advantage of the peer tutoring available in the Learning Commons. &#8220;It&#8217;s helped me many, many times.&#8221; And&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> If if you enjoyed singing, performing, or playing an instrument in high school, keep up with it, regardless of your major: It can help you fully express yourself. And, finally&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget the people. \u201cBe friends with everybody. 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