PSA Testimony

PSA Alumni & Parents – Full Transparency, We Want to Share Your Story

Dear PSA Alumni and Parents, take a moment to look back at what’s come since your (student) time with PSA — the career you built, the family you’re raising, the school decisions you navigated, the adventures you’ve chased, the life you’re living now. This form is your space to put words to that success in your own voice. (As we relaunch PSA with new university credit through Southern New Hampshire University, stronger partnerships, and an improved program structure, stories like yours are what show the next student what’s possible.) Nothing here gets published without you seeing and approving it first — this is simply an invitation to give your own journey the credit it deserves.

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I’m sharing as…
Select all that apply to you. If you are a past/current employee or associated business, institution, or group organization leader please respond from your perspective.
What was PSA for you, honestly? (at the time you enrolled)
Select all that apply.
E.g., “Second-year med student,” “Partner at a law firm,” “Owner of ___ kayak school/adventure company,” “Active-duty…” “PhD in progress,” “Working career…,” “Stay-at-home parent of three kids.” List as many as degrees, accomplishments, titles as apply.
Not sure where to start? Try one of these: A specific moment on the river that changed something for you · A conversation with a mentor, guide, or parent that stuck with you · How you’d explain PSA to a nervous 17-year-old considering it today · A fear you had going in that turned out to be wrong.
What changed for you/your student at PSA?
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How you (or your student) used kayaking to get the academic work done.
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Going in, what were your (or your family's) real doubts or concerns?
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What changed your mind or reassured you?
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Where did PSA point your next direction — and what did you come home with?
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How do you reduce risk before a difficult decision?
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Think of it as the one thing you wish someone had told you before you went.
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