We are blessed at Semester Off to be able to work with so many incredible students who have turned important corners in their lives while with us. We also know that there is a particular gravitas and intensity when a peer gives another peer advice and mentorship, and we want to leverage the talents and the dynamism of our former students to help our current students through this difficult period in their lives.
So, over the course of our 20+ semesters, we have invited back over a dozen former Semester Off students to serve in various roles in our community in both paid and unpaid positions. These former Semester Off students have demonstrated impressive maturity, motivation, communication skills, teamwork, and kindness during their semester with us and have returned to college and demonstrated success, not only academically, but also socially and with achieving balance with their own self-care needs. These former Semester Off students are sources of inspiration and role models for our entire community, and we have given them the following opportunities and platforms to positively influence our current students:
- Internships
- Teaching Assistantships (TA)
- Guest lecturers (a recent topic: Stoic Philosophy)
- Behavioral / Life Coaches
These internship and other opportunities are only available to our former students, and students are hand-selected for these roles.
Former Interns and TA’s at Semester Off have ultimately pursued masters and doctorate degrees in special education, mental health counseling, and psychology, and our Founder, Dr. Goldberg, has written many letters of recommendation on their behalf. It is a distinct pleasure watching our former students, who once struggled, thrive in this way and share their unique perspectives as they, themselves, pursue careers in the healing professions!
