“I want to thank you for the incredible life experience that Swiss Semester was. It was also great to have a sense of normalcy during the ongoing pandemic. My experience at Swiss Semester reinforced my self-confidence and perseverance and greatly contributed to further my personal growth.”
— Marton ’21
Testimonials
What Students Have to Say
“I created friends that I know will last me a lifetime, as well as memories that I will cherish forever. I learned so much while I was in Zermatt, and I cannot even begin to encompass how grateful I am. I want to thank you for your guidance and direction throughout the whole program. I cannot even imagine my life without Swiss Semester, and I have you to thank for it. As more time goes by and we get more used to our school lives, I know I will think about Swiss less, but it will always be one of the most special things to have happened in my life. Swiss allowed me to grow outside of my comfort zone, in a place I was not judged, and I am glad to say I am more confident now, even if others disagree with me. I miss Swiss Semester, Zermatt, and you dearly. I hope to you see you soon and I hope your journey back to the US was comfortable. Thank you so much for all your effort and dedication towards this program.”
— Gupta ’21
“I would do this again in an instant. I’m having the time of my life and making friends that will last for its duration. The memories I’ve already collected are sure to stick with me for a very long time, as will the lessons. What will stick with me the longest though is the knowledge of possibility. It occurred to me, that as a person living on earth, I have so many places I can go. If I work hard enough, I can take myself anywhere I want to go.”
— Wrubel ’21
“I wanted to catch up since it has been over a year since Swiss Semester 2020, and I can not believe the way the time has flown by. I can say for sure now, that I credit the growth I have gone through in the last twelve months entirely to our experience in Switzerland. Looking back, Swiss Semester was honestly the most life changing and eye opening trip I have ever been through and I can not thank you enough for your work ensuring our experience was as full and productive as it could be, regardless of how Covid-19 affected it (FYI, my taste and smell have completely recovered thank god). When I got back home after the semester, it was especially eye opening because no one from my school had any idea what I had been up to and per your correct advice, I kept it mostly to myself. You are so right in saying no one can understand unless they went through what we did. My point being that I was able to completely isolate my experience in Switzerland and reflect upon it without anything else interfering. I find the experience has made me feel very grounded and secure and there's truly nothing in the world I would trade it for. (Briddell ’20)”
— Briddell ’20