Swarthmore Academic Support

libartsmom
Sun, 01 May 2011 15:00:35 +0000

My daughter is a Junior biology major at Swat and has never felt alone in her studies. The study groups led by majors, as described in previous posts, have been extremely helpful resources. She has also found the professors present during office hours and very willing to answer questions and offer assistance. The lab instructors are all exceptionally helpful and supportive of student learning. The accessibility of the science professors is outstanding. They are in the labs at all hours of the day and night as well as weekends doing their own research or preparing for classes and they do not mind being interrupted to offer assistance. Sometimes they will actually initiate the contact to ask how things are going in the lab. My daughter has had more contact with her professors at 11 p.m. in a lab or on a Sunday afternoon in the science center than during their “official” office hours. E-mails are also answered promptly. In sum, my daughter has felt fully supported by her professors throughout her time at Swarthmore.