Application instructions

Thank you for your interest in the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at Bryn Mawr College.  Applications to our program can be completed online or on paper. 

Please visit the Admission Update page for recent announcements about the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program.

Please refer to the instructions below as you complete your application.

Link to online application

Paper Application: Download, Print, Complete and Mail

Paper Recommendation Form

Required Application Materials

In addition to the online application, the following materials must also be submitted.

  • Official and sealed transcripts from all institutions attended, including high school, and regardless of length of attendance.
  • Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from either a professor who has had you in class and knows your academic abilities or your undergraduate dean. 
  • Test scores from one of the following standardized exams are required: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).  If available, you may also submit other standardized test scores.  Please check with your high school to see if the SAT/ACT is recorded on your official transcript.  If it is, you need not request the scores from the testing service.
  • The $50 application fee, payable to Bryn Mawr College, may be submitted with a credit card via the online application, or a check may be mailed.
  • Application materials (transcripts, recommendation forms and application fee) should be mailed to:

    Bryn Mawr College
    Office of Admissions
    101 N. Merion Avenue
    Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

 

Online Application Instructions

Part I – Application for Admission

  • In this section, you will select that you are applying to the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program as well as complete personal, academic, and demographic information. 
  • In the Academic Background section, there is space to include up to five academic institutions that you have attended. If you have attended more than five, please upload a document at the end of the section with the additional information. 
  • Please list all colleges and other institutions attended, as well as graduate and professional schools, regardless of whether or not you received a degree.  Please submit official transcripts for all schools listed.  To look up each institution’s CEEB code, visit http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-code-search .

Part II – School-Specific Section for the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
There is limited space for information in this section. If you want to include more than there is space for in any of the below activities, please attach an addendum to your resume.

  • Science Courses – Please list all college-level Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses you have taken or are currently taking. Indicate semester/full-year courses and number of hours per week of lab.
  • English Courses – Please list two courses you have taken as an undergraduate.
  • Honors and Awards – Please list principal academic distinctions and honors.
  • Medically Related Activities – Please list medically related activities over the past five years, whether paid or volunteer.
  • Community Service or Leadership – Please list all community service or leadership activities over the past five years.
  • Extracurricular Activities– Please list significant extracurricular activities over the past five years and during college. 

Employment History

  • Please list jobs over the past five years.

Upload Documents

  • In this section, you will upload your two personal statements and your resume.

Recommendations

  • In this section, you will indicate who will be submitting letters of recommendation on your behalf.  One letter should be from either a professor who has had you in class and knows your academic abilities or your undergraduate dean.  The second letter should be from an instructor or supervisor who knows you well.  You have the option to submit a third letter of recommendation if you desire, but only two are required.  We prefer that these letters of recommendation are confidential, which you can indicate when listing your recommenders.
  • If you indicate that a letter will be submitted electronically, the letter writer will receive an email providing them with instructions on how to submit their recommendation.  You will be able to log into your application to see whether the letter has been submitted.
  • If you indicate that a letter will be submitted on paper, you will need to print a copy of the Recommendation Form and give it to the letter writer to include when they mail in the letter of recommendation.  Paper recommendations should be submitted with the recommendation form in a sealed envelope with the letter writer’s signature written across the seal. For the convenience of your recommender, it is good practice to provide a stamped envelope, addressed to the Office of Admissions with your recommendation request. The address is:
    Bryn Mawr College
    Office of Admissions
    101 N. Merion Avenue
    Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Please Note
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.  As admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis, early application is advisable.  Enrollment in the program is limited and when the program is full, the admissions process is closed.  It is your responsibility to be sure we receive all of the appropriate materials. 

After your initial online application has been received, you will receive by U.S. mail a letter with instructions on setting up your Virtual Bryn Mawr account.  Virtual Bryn Mawr will allow you to check on the receipt of your application materials (transcripts, test scores, recommendations, etc.) 

You must download, print, complete and mail the paper application, with your $50.00 check, to:

Bryn Mawr College
Office of Admissions
101 N. Merion Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

 

Applications to our program submitted on paper are self-managed.  Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary supporting materials in one envelope. Complete the application in its entirety and be sure to enclose the non-refundable application fee of $50, payable to Bryn Mawr College.

After your initial application has been received, you will receive by U.S. mail a letter with instructions on setting up your Virtual Bryn Mawr account.  Virtual Bryn Mawr will allow you to check on the receipt of your application materials. 

Paper applicants should collect and submit the following in one envelope:

  • Completed application
  • Two personal statements
  • Current resume
  • Sealed official transcripts from all institutions, including high school
  • SAT/ACT scores
  • Two sealed, confidential recommendations, one of which must be academic.  Please download a recommendation form and give to your recommender.  Please collect the individual letters separately in sealed envelopes, with each recommender’s signature across the seal.
  • $50 application fee, payable to Bryn Mawr College

If you have any questions about completing your application, please contact the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program via phone or email:

610.526.7350
postbac@brynmawr.edu