Recent Graduates
Fall 1999 Plans for 1999 Graduates
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Highest Degree Anticipated |
Anticipated activity upon graduation |
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No advanced degree |
2% |
Graduate or Professional School |
14% |
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Undecided |
24% |
Employment |
72% |
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M. A. or M. S. |
17% |
Other Activity |
5% |
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Professional Master's Degree |
20% |
Undecided |
6% |
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Doctorate |
19% |
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Medical Degree |
18% |
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Law Degree |
8% |
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Other Degree or Certificate |
1% |
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| Note: It is common for graduates to enter graduate school several years after graduation from Bates. It is expected that recent and subsequent graduating classes will eventually surpass the over 70% graduate degree attainment rate of prior classes. | |||||||
| Source: 1999 Senior Survey. N=259 valid responses. Response Rate=61% | |||||||
Selected Graduate and Professional Schools of the Class of 1998
Colorado School of Mines-Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
University of Pennsylvania-Department of Chemistry
University of Maine-School of Law
University of Oxford-Department of the History of Art
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Department of Biology
University of Connecticut-School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts-Department of Geology
The George Washington University-School of Arts and Sciences
Temple University-School of Law
Ohio State University-College of Medicine and Public Health
University of Rhode Island-School of Library Information Science
Oxford University-Department of Applied Social Studies and Social Research
Source: Office of Career Services Survey, six months after graduation.
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Selected Employers of the Class of 1998 |
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MIT/Lincoln Laboratories |
Climate Change Research Center |
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The Jackson Laboratory |
Museum of Science and Industry |
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Barrier Island Environmental Education Center |
Lois Paul and Partners |
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MFS Investment Management |
Advisory Board Company |
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Catherine McAuley High School |
Bates College |
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Americorps |
Department of Social Services-Massachusetts |
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UNC Chapel Hill Hospital |
Computers for People, Inc. |
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Chewonki Foundation |
Orgamation Technologies, Inc. |
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Sill, Cummis, Zuckerman et al. |
Anness Publishing, Inc. |
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Governor's Office |
Cambridge Hospital-Dept of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
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Carter & Coleman Attorneys at Law |
Tungland Corporation |
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John Hancock-Internal Operations |
Cambridge and Somerville Cooperative Apartment Project |
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AnswerThink Consulting Group |
United States Council for International Business |
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Joslin Diabetes Center |
Little, Brown and Co. |
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United State Peace Corps |
Greenfield Americorps Program |
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SAIL Magazine |
Arthur Anderson LLP |
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Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer, and Nelson |
Neurogen Corporation |
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Hebron Academy |
Blandin Foundation |
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Bank of Boston |
New England Research Institutes, Inc. |
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Massachusetss General Hospital-Epilepsy Research Unit |
Hewitt Associates |
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Marathon Biopharmaceuticals |
State Street Bank |
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University of Connecticut Health Center |
Hearst Magazines |
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Region Ten Community Service Board |
BBK Communications |
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Common Courage Press |
Dartmouth College |
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University of Chicago-Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
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IOMA |
Be Free Inc. |
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The Brearly School |
American Express Co. |
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The Children's Hospital |
GNI, Inc. |
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NYC Board of Education |
Playhouse on the Square |
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Robert Ritchie, Inc. |
Dartmouth College-The Tuck School of Business |
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National Serology Reference Laboratory |
Seattle Repertory Theatre |
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Walnut Hill School |
EF Education |
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Environmental Data Resources |
Manhattan District Attorney's Office |
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Mickelson's |
Forbes, Inc. |
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Investors Bank and Trust Co. |
Phillips Academy Andover |
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Leo Burnett U.S.A |
Readak Educational Services |
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Level 3 Communications |
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Methods Used by the Class of 1998 to Obtain Jobs |
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Search Method |
% who Used |
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On-Campus Interview |
10% |
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Response to Ad |
18% |
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Previous Employer |
4% |
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Alumni contact |
6% |
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Mail Campaign |
2% |
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Friend/Acquaintance |
18% |
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Off-Campus Consortia |
4% |
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BarterBase |
5% |
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Job Listing at OCS |
8% |
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OCS Resume Referral |
18% |
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Internet |
1% |
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Other |
6% |
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Total |
100% |
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What are Bates graduates doing after five years?: (Results from a 1998 Survey or the "5th Year" Reunion Classes of 1993,1994, and 1995.)
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