LAC accessible with no car

Lindagaf
Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:14:22 +0000

My D attended Bates. She never had a car. It was not a problem, though admittedly, as an upperclassman she had friends with cars and they did venture out of town occasionally. But necessary? No.

Selective LACs will most likely have shuttles to local places and plenty of planned excursions too, in which transport will be provided. In the time my D was at Bates, there were always free shuttles to places such as Portland, Freeport and the Mall of Maine. I think at least twice a month, there was a shuttle to Boston for a small fee. There were ski excursions and apple picking trips. And of course, there was always a lot going on on campus.

As far as getting home, my D lived five hours away. Three good friends lived in Washington State, Florida, and Hawaii. They all managed to get home relatively easily because Portland Airport was pretty well connected. My own kid got home via planes, buses and cars. Your D really shouldn’t be too concerned with this.