“The program has lived up to its reputation, providing a supportive structure that helped me complete a rigorous course load in one year. I was overwhelmed by the welcoming environment among the students and staff. Our professors have an incredible enthusiasm for the subject matter and a love of teaching — and teaching well. They have been responsive and available. In this environment, it’s easy to get excited about learning.”
University Of Notre Dame, B.A. Liberal Studies 2002
Postbac Class of 2004
University of Rochester School of Medicine, Class of 2008
During college, Kate spent a summer in Mexico as a tutor and health educator with the Maryknoll Missioners. She later interned at the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy in Washington, D.C., working on a grant proposal for a human rights center in Sudan. She has also worked as family crisis counselor.
“The Bryn Mawr Chemistry Department is absolutely phenomenal. Organic
Chemistry was my favorite subject — and that’s the course people always say is so hard! Our professors go above and beyond the call of duty to make sure you understand the material, and they are accessible to students. It is a very nurturing environment for a motivated student.”
Brown University, B.A. Psychology 2002
Postbac Class of 2003
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, M.D./Ph.D. Class of 2011 or 2012
Nicole was involved in HIV/AIDS peer education from high school through college. During her glide year after graduating from the postbac program, she worked in a molecular neurobiology laboratory at New York University, where she supported graduate and postdoctoral student projects while pursuing independent research. Nicole is pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
“Postbacs are fantastic students to teach. They are mature, purposeful, highly motivated, and very eager to learn. They ask perceptive questions, and I relish our interaction — it helps me to do the best possible job of teaching.”
W. Alton Jones Professor of Chemistry
Dr. Mallory has been teaching Organic Chemistry to Bryn Mawr’s postbac premedical students since the first group studied at Bryn Mawr in 1972.
