F&米的故事

F .的巨大成功&M graduates demonstrates the tangible value of an F&M 学位. 在F&M, we have an exemplary landing rate. Within six months after graduation, 93%的F&M的2023届毕业生 were either employed or furthering their education.

In this series, we check in with members of the Class of 2023 to learn more about their post-graduate path and how their F&M experience launched them toward success.

玛姬·科森，23岁

主要: 公共卫生

小: 英语

追求: Master’s of science in health and the public interest at Georgetown University.

What did the first six months after graduating from F&M看起来像?

我搬到了华盛顿特区.C., where I started pursuing my master’s of science in health and the public interest, a graduate program at Georgetown University. 我选择了这个 program because it offered an opportunity to develop my background in public health in a way that was relevant to my specific interests. 这是一个为期一年的强化课程 that examines public health from an interdisciplinary perspective with an emphasis on social determinants of health and health advocacy. 我有机会 engage with stakeholders in the field and have developed a more specialized interest in the areas of women's health and health equity, helping inform my long-term career 目标.

你的F怎么样?&M experience prepare you for where you are now?

My master's program has been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I owe a lot of 我在F建立的基金会&M, where I studied public health on the sociology 辅修英语. My continued studies feel like a natural progression of the interdisciplinary, socially informed nature of the public health department 在F&M. The courses I'm currently taking pull from a lot of areas that I had previous 暴露于F&M, both content-wise and also in terms of writing and research. 此外, the current cohort for my program is 16 people, so our courses are very small and 为基础. 到F&M meant that I already felt very comfortable in these types of seminar-style environments, and I've been able to get a lot out of the experience because of the confidence I gained from being a part of the F&米社区. 的两个 my current roommates are actually friends I made during my time 在F&我也结束了 在D上.C. area!

“My continued studies feel like a natural progression of the interdisciplinary, socially informed nature of the public health department 在F&M.”

——玛姬·科森，23岁

How does your current path compare to what you envisioned in your first year 在F&M?

实际上我来到了F&我想读医学预科. 然而，在学习了介绍之后 to 公共卫生 and Intro to Sociology, I realized that there were many other ways to make a difference in the medical community outside of becoming a physician. 公共 health felt like an area where I could see myself fitting in well. 按我的方式工作 through the public health curriculum and getting involved with research within the department helped solidify my interest and gave me confidence in my decision to pivot 从我最初的关注点.

Looking back on your college search, why did you choose F&M?

I knew I wanted somewhere where I could experiment with different courses of study before deciding what I wanted to pursue. Having a place that felt very community-oriented was also important to me, and I could see the way F&M始终优先考虑这一点 its student experience, starting right when you get onto campus with the College House 系统. I was also looking for somewhere that had rigorous academics and research opportunities, all of which I saw 在F&M, but what stood out to me, in particular, was how collaborative the environment was and how passionate yet approachable and 学生们很接地气. I knew the environment would push me to be the best possible version of myself, both as a student and an individual.