Pre-College Programs: Life at Bentley

Meals/Dining
Commuter students are provided lunch on campus during their program. Residential students are provided breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as snacks. Residential students also enjoy late-night snacks delivered to the residence hall. Accommodations are made for allergy requests. 

Dietary Needs

With advance notice, we can accommodate most dietary needs. Students with dietary requirements must articulate their restrictions in the intake forms provided during the enrolled student process. Students are welcome to bring their own snacks to supplement, but we ask that they avoid bringing personal snacks into shared spaces where food allergies may be present. Students are not allowed to bring refrigerators for residential accommodations. If you have any concerns, please reach out to us to clarify.  

Housing
Residential students stay in Nathan R. Miller Hall, a traditional first-year residence hall consisting of mostly double occupancy style rooms. Miller features a spacious common lounge on the first floor, complete with sofas, a television, tables and chairs. There is also an attached full kitchen for student use, cook wear is not provided. A central laundry facility is located on the first floor. 

Each room features air-conditioning and a bed, desk, and dresser for each student. Linen service (pillows, sheets, and towels) are provided at no additional cost. There are men's and women's bathrooms located on each floor and 1 all-gender single user bathroom located on the ground floor. 

All residential students are assigned a roommate. Students may request a specific roommate, but all requests must be mutual. Students who have not requested a specific roommate will be assigned based on their sex provided in their application materials. 

Bentley University is committed to creating an affirming community for our trans, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming students. If you would like to speak with someone regarding your student's pre-college experience, please contact our office at precollege@bentley.edu.

The Residential Center has professional and student staff members dedicated to the pre-college student experience to provide support outside of the classroom setting. Residence Directors (RDs) are professional staff members who work full time supervising student staff members, monitoring building needs, and providing direct support to residential students. Resident Assistants (RAs) are undergraduate students who assist with acclimation to campus, provide fun opportunities for students to get to know each other, and are eager to share their experiences as Bentley students. Both RDs and RAs serve in a duty rotation to provide uninterrupted support overnight and on weekends. Our staff are trained to address a wide range of situations, ensuring they effectively manage everything from minor concerns to more urgent matters.  

Residential students will arrive on Sunday before their program in the afternoon.

Arrival Schedule

1:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Check in at Miller Hall if driving to campus. Or fly into Boston Logan airport and Bentley will provide shuttle to campus

(If you are unable to book an flight arrival during this window, Bentley may not be able to provide pickup shuttle service from the airport to campus)

4:00 to 6:00 p.m.: Academic Orientation, campus tours, and family BBQ at Smith Academic Technology Center

6:00 p.m.: Undergraduate Admission Information Session

6:30 p.m.: Parents/Families depart and students have orientation session with residential Staff

Departure Schedule

Friday

3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - Presentations of group projects in Smith Academic Technology. Parents are welcome to attend. Specific timing of the presentation up to the individual professors. There is a box meal provided afterward.

4:00 to 7:00 p.m. - Check out of the residential programming

Saturday

7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Shuttles available to Boston Logan Airport for departing flights. There are no shuttles on Friday night. Students flying out on Saturday are not allowed to leave campus on Friday evening and return that night. If students leave on Friday night, they must check out of the Residence Hall permanently.

Weekend Stays
Students attending consecutive residential sessions may opt to remain in residence over the weekend at no additional cost. Meals and activities are provided during this time. Laundry facilities are available at not additional cost.

There will also be a Saturday field trip for students. Past trips have gone to Boston, nearby malls, Red Sox games, interactive museums' and cultural attractions in the area. Requests to check out from the program over the weekend, such as to visit friends or relatives in the area, must be submitted in advance following standard protocols for off-campus visits.

Students should bring any medications they may need throughout the program. Students are responsible for storing and administering their own medications. Personal lockboxes are available for residential student use during their stay. Staff members have access to a locked fridge for any residential students requiring refrigerated medication. 

There is not a health center or any medical professionals on campus throughout the program. There will be no staff available to administer or oversee medication use. Students requiring medical attention may be transported by University Police to a nearby medical clinic. The Residential Center has staff members on duty overnight and on weekends to assist residential students in the event of a medical emergency or other urgent situation.