"Bryn Mawr has an excellent reputation in the sciences. I liked that the program is small. It is very challenging, and while the professors - the most dedicated teachers I have ever worked with - have very high expectations, all the support makes it manageable. I've learned a completely new language in one year. The faculty and advisers at Bryn Mawr go out of their way to make sure that their students succeed."
Harvard University, B.A. History and Literature 1999
Postbac Class of 2004
University of Rochester School of Medicine, Class Of 2008
After graduating from Harvard, Summer traveled to Guatemala City to work with children whose families lived in squatter communities in the city garbage dump. After returning to the United States, she worked as a home tutor for high school students on maternity leave in upstate New York. Summer then spent two years teaching third grade on the Navaho Reservation in New Mexico with Teach for America.
“The Bryn Mawr postbac program had everything I was looking for. It was academically rigorous, well structured, and provided students with a lot of care and guidance. It also had strong medical school linkages and a matriculation rate of nearly 100 percent. My classmates were really intelligent and interesting. We had a lot of fun and we all did well. It was a great year — and we all ended up having careers that fulfilled our desires.”
Haverford College, B.A. Psychology 1996
Postbac Class of 2001
Jefferson Medical College, Class of 2004
Residency: University Of California, San Francisco, Pediatrics
Following college, Seth worked in New York City an actor, played a role in Woody Allen’s film, Celebrity, and volunteered in pediatric rehabilitation at New York University Medical Center. Seth was admitted to Jefferson Medical College through Bryn Mawr’s consort program.
“I chose Bryn Mawr because it is a liberal arts college with a strong academic reputation. I knew I would be successful in a setting with small classes, great access to professors, and an intellectually curious student body. The advising staff and faculty at Bryn Mawr have a confidence and investment in the postbac students that I didn’t see in other programs I considered.”
Carleton College, B.A. Women’s Studies 2000
Postbac Class of 2004
University of Rochester School of Medicine, Class of 2008
After graduating from Carleton, Maryann was a health educator at Planned Parenthood for three years, working with teens in the San Francisco Bay area and as a children’s reading project coordinator for 32 health clinics in central California.
