F&M Stories
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10/21/2024
Success Beyond F&M: A Psychology Major鈥檚 Path to Behavioral Therapy
As a student at F&M, Skye Victor 鈥�23 spent her summers working at a preschool for children with autism. This experience helped her discover how to blend her psychology degree with her dream of working with kids. 鈥淚 connected with the kids immediately,...
08/15/2024
Success Beyond F&M: 鈥業 Was Drawn to F&M鈥檚 Unique Liberal Arts Approach to Business鈥�
At F&M, Alysse Danyi 鈥�23 studied business, public policy, and German. Now she is pursuing a Juris Doctor at Villanova University. 鈥淔&M's rigorous liberal arts education prepared me well to critically analyze policy issues and formulate credible,...
08/08/2024
Success Beyond F&M: A Graduate鈥檚 Path to a Career in Animal Behavior
After graduating from F&M with a degree in animal behavior, Gabie Nealon-Shapiro 鈥�23 completed an internship with The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS). 鈥淚 am certain F&M was the perfect choice for me to begin to become an animal behaviorist,鈥� she said.
08/01/2024
Success Beyond F&M: An Interest in the Mind Leads to Studying Human-AI Interaction
Raluca Rilla 鈥�23, a cognitive science and psychology double major at F&M, is pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in cognitive systems at the University of Potsdam in Germany. 鈥淲ithout the training and mentorship that I received at F&M, I would not have...
07/25/2024
Success Beyond F&M: Gaining Invaluable Skills in Effective Communication, Problem Solving, and Leadership
Coming from a long line of service members, joining the armed forces was always a goal of William Lewerenz 鈥�23. 鈥淔&M did an extraordinary job of helping me to follow my passions as well as aiding me to discover new ones,鈥� Lewerenz said.
07/18/2024
Success Beyond F&M: 鈥業 Owe a Lot to the Foundation I Built at F&M鈥�
At F&M, Maggie Corson 鈥�23 studied public health on the sociology track. Today, Corson is pursuing a master鈥檚 of science in health and the public interest at Georgetown University. 鈥淢y master's program has been an incredibly rewarding experience,...
07/11/2024
Success Beyond F&M: 鈥業 Am So Thankful That 17-Year-Old Me Decided to Attend F&M鈥�
Sydney Dzenutis 鈥�23 has been busy gaining professional experience in the sports world with the Columbus Crew, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Orioles. "F&M helped further not only my basic knowledge of the business world, but also honed my ability...
06/28/2024
Success Beyond F&M: 鈥楩&M More Than Prepared Me for the Next Steps in My Career鈥�
Meet Nick Tewell '23, a biology major and Spanish minor at F&M who is pursuing his doctor of medicine degree at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. "I have found myself exactly where I envisioned myself when I began my first year at F&M,"...
06/20/2024
Success Beyond F&M: Animal Behavior Major Leads 鈥�23 Grad to Enriching Career
Franklin & Marshall鈥檚 distinctive animal behavior program helped Sara Dollen 鈥�23 land a job doing what she loves just weeks after graduating. 鈥淚 chose F&M in part for the unique animal behavior degree that I felt would prepare me well for any...
06/12/2024
Success Beyond F&M: 鈥榃ithin One Month, I Knew I Was Going to Be Successful鈥�
Samantha 鈥淪ammi鈥� Perry 鈥�23 shares how F&M prepared her both academically and socially to thrive in her pursuit of a master鈥檚 degree in political communications. 鈥淚 am thrilled to be doing so well in the master鈥檚 program due to my F&M...
06/06/2024
Success Beyond F&M: Conducting Research at a Harvard Medical School Laboratory
Holly Batchelder 鈥�23, who majored in neuroscience and minored in applied mathematics at F&M, originally thought she鈥檇 go directly to medical school. But instead, she鈥檚 secured a job completing exciting research at a prestigious Harvard Medical...