First Year Transition

The transition from elementary into middle school was tough, in fact I did not do well the first semester of that year. During these school years was unbeliebable the amount of people I met, especially my best friend. We used to play soccer a lot and ride bicycle all day long. Unfotunally, within those cheerful years my brother came to the US, which at the time felt like the worst thing that could've happened to me.

I am currently a Peer Academic Leader for Grogan Residential College. I decided to become a PAL because I wanted to help first-year students transitioning from high school to college. This experience has been very rewarding because I feel that I have made an impact the lives of my fellow Spartans. I wanted to make sure that I could help first-years receive guidance and support whether it be academically or socially. I am also going to be a Resident Advisor next year and I am very excited to impact the lives of more first-year students! I am a firm believer in being the change we wish to see in the world, and I plan on helping my student community in order to see that change occur.

Clutterbuck & Megginson (1999, p.17) describe mentoring as being like ‘standing in front of a mirror with a trusted other, who can help you see things that you do not know how to see, or that have become too familiar for you to notice’. It is a helping relationship between an individual with potential and an individual with expertise. This multi-dimensional relationship is a partnership between those in similar roles, who can support each other. A number of roles of the mentor have been listed by Bolton (2010, p.193): role model, enabler, teacher, encourager, counsellor, befriender, facilitator, coach, confidante, supporter and ‘un-learner’. To be successful roles and responsibilities of those involved need to be clear and they need to be matched to each other and understand expectations of them.

There are many issues that cause life stress to children and their families e.g. bereavement, separation /divorce, long-term illnesses. This report will employ a holistic approach, incorporating life span development, and will focus on transition within early year’s education. It will assist practitioners in supporting children and their families and will focus on the effect it has on their lives.

My mentor would have to probably be my sister. She has been through alot, good and bad. And that is all that has made her very strong. She has 4 daughters and she is always there for them helping them out as much as possible, and she then yet still tries to help everyone out as much as possible.

I was a Warrior connection leader for this year’s freshmen and I have some experience with working with freshmen. I could utilize my past experience. Next year, I will be ASB Executive Vice President and

In high school, I was faced with a plethora of service opportunities and I quickly became involved in many of them. I currently serve as a Freshmen IMPACT Mentor and a Point Tutor. As an IMPACT Mentor, I help freshmen adjust to high school. This transition can be tedious and stressful for underclassmen, but having someone to guide them can be relieving. As a Point Tutor, I utilize my strengths in Math and Chemistry to

I believe a Peer Mentor should make it his/her assignment provide support, encouragement, and information to new students. I was attracted to this position because I believe I can successfully do so by listening, comprehending, questioning, clarifying and give constructive feedback to fellow students with any type of situation they are dealing with. A peer mentor is someone who leads by example, a role model to others. Almost every job I have ever had, I had to demonstrate skills a mentor has to possess. Being a basketball coach for young kids as well as a Security Guard, has taught me important skills like sensibility, confidence, social skills and reliability. Furthermore, by being approachable, open minded and willing to put myself in others

It takes a lot of commitment to be a mentor, an appropriate meeting time needs to be discussed between mentor and mentee so that it doesn't conflict with family, school, and/or social life. Mentors are usually provided for: troubled teens, young children with busy parents that work, children or teens with special needs such as Autism or ADHD, or anyone under or over the age of 18 who needs to have one on one time with someone they trust and can talk to confidentially.

Nursing is by nature a stressful occupation. Making that even more stressful, newly licensed nurses are being thrown into the profession more and more without the proper orientation and training. Although newly licensed nurses have achieved the legal and professional requirements of minimal competence to enter practice, studies indicate that many new nurses lack the clinical skills and judgment needed to provide safe, competent practice (Dyess & Sherman, 2009). The rapid deployment of new graduates into clinical settings where they assume professional responsibilities on the same

The mentor I have chosen is Jane Stanley. Ms. Stanley was influenced by the stories of her grandfather to become a nurse. She was unsure if she could do it at first because she did not think she was smart enough, but she began to love it. While Ms.Stanley was attending school she came across what she thought was an obstacle. She was five months pregnant and ready to drop out of school, but with the encouragement of her husband she did not give up. She graduated and could not be more grateful for the strength god had given her.

Navigating one’s first year of college and being in a new place with new people can be extremely challenging, and working with new students over the course of the past year has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had at Northwestern. The Peer Adviser community also represents so much about what I love about Northwestern, and being in a community of people who want to support other students has significantly and positively impacted my life. The support I have received from that community inspires me to offer that same support to my peers, and it has driven me to take leadership roles in other student organizations. I am passionate about this activity, because it is entirely dedicated to bettering other students’ experiences, and it brings out so much pride and kindness in the Northwestern

mentor was being able to have the opportunity to guide others that needed help or just wanted to talk to someone that has more experience. My first year of college was an emotional roller coaster because I did not feel adequate nor accepted at my university. However, with the help of my resident assistant and B.E.S.T. mentor, I was able to survive my freshman year, as well as develop lasting

At Creighton, we pride ourselves on the service we can provide our community. I will bring the Jesuit value "women and men for and with others" with me to your campus. I found that I am best serving my community when I help those that come after me be successful. I believe formal and informal mentor and mentee relationships are of paramount importance. If Boston University has a mentor program for pre-health students, then I would gladly volunteer my time to ensure that those students reach their goals.

One of the biggest movements that is beginning to be implemented in many college campuses is that of the First Year Experience (FYE) program. Orientation can go only so far in making these first year students feel connected. Many institutions now build into the curriculum first-year seminars or other programs that bring small groups of students together with faculty or staff on a regular basis. These programs bring together aspects of both the academic and student affairs worlds. First Year Experience programs vary from campus to campus, but many of the characteristics that each share are tied to the common goal of helping those new freshmen feel at home and better adjusted to the expectations that are associated with being a college student.