So, I am a sophomore in high school and lately I have been very interested in searching for colleges that I would like to apply to next year. I want to be an optometrist, so I know that I need to take a lot of science, and also some mathematics before going to a college of optometry to recieve my OD (Doctor of Optometry)… I live in Massachusetts, and I was looking at some of the colleges in MA, but none of them interested me… then I received a book from my guidance counselor at school that described the most competitive colleges in the US in detail. I read about Bates College in Maine, and about how it is a smaller school (which i want) and also has a very warm and friendly enviroment. Has anyone heard of Bates College or attended it? Did you enjoy it there? What did you enjoy most? What did you not like? Also, are the science courses good, and are the professors as helpful and nice as the book said? Oh, and I have Celiac Disease (which is an intolerance to gluten) so would Bates cater to my dining needs?
Thanks so much for the help!!!
T <3
About your dietary needs, you’ll need to speak to the school directly. I’m sure *something* can be done, somehow, re: your meal plan, but that really depends on the school. At UMass Amherst, for example, you probably wouldn’t be able to be accommodated in the regular dining hall, but one of their residence halls has its own dining hall, which is far smaller, and they do cater closely to student preferences and needs there, so perhaps Bates has some sort of option like that? They might, because Bates is known as having excellent dining hall options. Worth asking them about.
Naturally, I’ve heard of Bates. It’s one of the top liberal arts colleges in the US, and would be a good choice if you wanted to go on to become an OD. Going to a strong school, and doing well there, will help you get into competitive graduate programs, be that OD or something else.
If you think you might like Bates, then I think you may also want to have a look at: Smith, Bowdoin (I think you may like this one), Colby College, Middlebury (you may *really* like Middlebury), Skidmore, Dartmouth (of the Ivys, this is the one I’d pick for you as #1), Oberlin, Vassar, Brown, Washington U in Saint Louis, Bryn Mawr, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, and Princeton.
About your dietary needs, you’ll need to speak to the school directly. I’m sure *something* can be done, somehow, re: your meal plan, but that really depends on the school. At UMass Amherst, for example, you probably wouldn’t be able to be accommodated in the regular dining hall, but one of their residence halls has its own dining hall, which is far smaller, and they do cater closely to student preferences and needs there, so perhaps Bates has some sort of option like that? They might, because Bates is known as having excellent dining hall options. Worth asking them about.
Naturally, I’ve heard of Bates. It’s one of the top liberal arts colleges in the US, and would be a good choice if you wanted to go on to become an OD. Going to a strong school, and doing well there, will help you get into competitive graduate programs, be that OD or something else.
If you think you might like Bates, then I think you may also want to have a look at: Smith, Bowdoin (I think you may like this one), Colby College, Middlebury (you may *really* like Middlebury), Skidmore, Dartmouth (of the Ivys, this is the one I’d pick for you as #1), Oberlin, Vassar, Brown, Washington U in Saint Louis, Bryn Mawr, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna, and Princeton.
References :
Holy Cross is completing a brand new 60 million dollar science complex next year and has a very strong premed program. Over 10% of their alumni are doctors. Only 2700 students and one of the the ten most beautiful campuses per the Princeton Review.
References :
http://www.holycross.edu/academics/premed
Add A Comment