Come for the People, Stay for the Education
The total package, Elisheva Swartz found the same was true for Lander College for Women
Her college tour came to a complete halt when Elisheva Swartz Friedman arrived at The Lander College for Women. “Initially, I was struck by the warmth of the professors and the students,” say Swartz Friedman, who hails from Silver Spring, Md. “Later I realized the quality of education was excellent, too.”
Swartz Friedman, the class valedictorian who earned a biology degree with honors in 2013, now attends Touro College of Pharmacy. But she remains rhapsodic about her undergraduate experience. “My favorite class was an elective in cell biology,” she says. “I was one of only three students, and I would come out of that class so inspired. Even Organic Chemistry was exciting. I was pushed hard and I ended up learning and loving it! The school is hard and professors expect excellence, but they are there to help you achieve it.”
Beyond the rigorous academics, Swartz Friedman appreciated the opportunity to pursue research in her chosen field. As an undergrad, she worked in the lab of the Chair of the Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Touro College of Pharmacy. Their study observed the correlation between oral pathogens on dentures in patients with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
The proof of her outstanding education at LCW, Swartz Friedman says proudly, is that she was able to ace the entrance exam to Touro College of Pharmacy. “It was amazing - and such a relief,” she says. “I didn’t need to take any special courses, I just used notes from my classes and I could do it.”
Though she still has more than two years before she graduates, Swartz Friedman has taken to research and thinks that may be her future career. “It’s a very creative and rewarding field,” she says. “Which is why I like it."
