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Peer Mentor

May - July 2019 • Canyon, TX

What I liked

I loved everything about this job! It was a fun experience, great pay, and I was able to live in the dorms on campus during this time. All of your meals and housing is also paid for during the work period. Working with these students helped me earn a better understanding of what I wanted to do with my professional career. I now continue to work with these students in a full-time position.

What I wish was different

Everything was perfect for me!

Advice

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Upward Bound Peer Mentor

June - August 2018 • Canyon, TX

What I liked

I loved mentoring younger students of life who are aspiring for something that can be very daunting, a college degree, a chance to set their family up for success for generations to come. I loved waking up every morning and the small talk during breakfast about goals for the day. It was also refreshing to end the day knowing it was up and at it again in the morning, grinding for the taste of success. I enjoyed watching the students travel to diverse places and touring different colleges after they successfully completed the program. Most of all, I enjoyed when they asked me for help or for my opinion. It meant they had developed trust in my word and I had found a friend in them.

What I wish was different

I wish the program would have lasted longer to ensure students are training to be the cutting edge of the workforce.

Advice

I learned that trust is earned by giving it, reciprocating a deep care for those you wish to mentor.
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