Lewiston -- Really That Bad?

pearls_before
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:33:47 +0000

Lewiston is ugly and doesn’t regularly offer a lot to Bates student life besides volunteer opportunities and the occasional off-campus dining excursion. I love it, though–it has great character, and isn’t so pretty and pretentious like other cities in lovely New England. And, yes, most Bates students spend the majority of their time on campus because 1) it’s easy to do so and 2) there is never nothing happening, so the perceived ‘badness’ of Lewiston doesn’t have to encroach upon your happy, dreamy college experience.

But I’d really encourage accepted students to make the effort to get off campus, anyway. Go into Lewiston! Or visit Portland! Study abroad for the year! Beware the Bates Bubble! It’s trapping.

And, OP, the theater program at Bates is really respected on-campus (though I’m not sure how it compares to other schools). I don’t know much about vocal music, unfortunately. :)