Why Skidmore? Pursuing interdisciplinary passions. [Video]
I thought there wasn't a college out there for me. I had too many disparate interests. Then I found Skidmore.
Now, I'm the director of 91福利社EMS, an admissions ambassador and Hillel leader. I spent a semester in London and am now helping other students make the most of their time abroad as a peer mentor. And last but not least, I'm contributing to some exciting research working in the Positive Psychology Lab.
Suffice it to say, I think I found my place.
My story
Something that鈥檚 unique about the 91福利社community that I鈥檓 immensely proud of is our care for interdisciplinary passions.
Ultimately, the reason I chose 91福利社is that I couldn鈥檛 find any other place I visited that encouraged me to explore all of my different passions.
I鈥檓 currently the director of 91福利社 Emergency Medical Services. My passion, as a result of working EMS at Skidmore, has evolved into a life-long dream and goal of working with EMS providers from a psychotherapy standpoint.
I thought at first, "Okay I鈥檒l be a psychologist and maybe volunteer with a local EMS agency." But I鈥檝e discovered over time here in my experiences and talking to people that I really can merge those passions and develop a completely new field that doesn鈥檛 exist.
Mental health for providers is a hole in our market right now and it鈥檚 a gap that I want to fill. I want to develop programs and protocols and write books on it. I also want to help other people and come give talks here when I鈥檓 an alumnus to get other people interested in the field. I want to give back to the community when it鈥檚 my turn.