Academic Coaching
We're here to support you in feeling successful and empowered at Bryn Mawr and beyond.
How We Can Help
Academic Coaches are available to meet with you to address anything that may be impacting your academic and personal success. Check out our three main 'buckets' of support below and reference Our Team biographies to learn more about our academic coaches.
To schedule a 30-minute appointment virtually or in-person, click on the name of an academic coach below:
Paige Biderman - Graduate Social Work Intern
Della Burke - Humanities and Social Science Peer Academic Coach
Shriya Shivakumar - STEM Peer Academic Coach
Carlee Warfield - Graduate Assistant and 2023 BMC alum
1. Skill Building & Maintenance
We can help you explore effective techniques for building and improving executive functioning and academic skills, including planning and prioritization, time management, organization, studying, test-taking strategies, note-taking strategies, et cetera.
2. Accountability & Resource Navigation
We're available to support you as you take empowered action through co-working together on tasks that need to be completed, checking in to help you follow through, et cetera. We also assist in navigating campus resources and supports.
3. Positive Outlook & Growth Mindset
We can be some of the best cheerleaders for our undergraduate students! We aim to help you feel more confident, identify choices, solutions, & opportunities that you might not realize are available, and can help you challenge negative self-talk and beliefs.
Academic Support Drop-In Hours
We know scheduling an appointment can be tricky with your busy class schedule. That's why we offer drop-in hours with our graduate and professional academic coaches, too. Stop by Monday through Friday between 3:00 and 4:00 pm in our office, located on the first floor of the Campus Center, to get answers to your quick questions, grab resources, and pick up a fidget toy!
Check out our drop-in schedule below*:
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| Amanda | Rachel | Paige | Amanda | Carlee |
*Please note, this schedule is subject to change.
I have questions...
...we have answers!
College is a unique experience and a wonderful opportunity for students to become more independent, discover who they are, explore academic and professional interests, and interact with a lot of new people. The Office of Academic Support (OAS) is here to help!
Our goal is to make you feel as comfortable as possible, whether you are meeting with one of our undergraduate-level peer academic coaches, graduate-level coaches, and/or a professional coach.
When scheduling your first meeting with one of our peer academic coaches, the first meeting is often a virtual meeting. You may arrange to meet with your academic coach for later meetings in person. This may mean that you and your PAC will agree to meet at a specific location at the time of your next scheduled appointment OR you may use a different link to schedule with your coach.
This depends on your situation and what type of support you are seeking from the academic coach.
Some students may need to see an academic coach consistently (weekly or biweekly) whereas other students may need less frequent meetings. You and your coach can decide what is right for you when you meet.
If you have a quick question or your not sure if regular academic coaching is right for you, we recommend that students stop our office for our drop-in hours weekdays from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.
The Office of Academic Support is here to support undergraduate students in feeling successful and empowered at Bryn Mawr and beyond through immersive programming and academic coaching. Generally, the work that we do with students will fall into one of these “buckets” of support: skill building and maintenance, accountability and resource navigation, and positive outlook and growth mindset.
Undergraduate students can seek support from the OAS through professional and paraprofessional academic coaching appointments as well as participate in the programs, workshops, and tabling events that are facilitated by our undergraduate-level and graduate-level peer academic coaches.
Contact Us
Office of Academic Support
Office of Academic Support
Campus Center First Floor
Phone: 610-526-5375
academicsupport@brynmawr.edu