8 reasons to be a peer mentor in your subject

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Becoming a peer mentor at university can be incredibly rewarding for several reasons:

  1. Develop Leadership Skills: Peer mentoring offers the chance to build and hone leadership abilities, including communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution.
  2. Give Back to the Community: By helping others, you contribute positively to the university community, offering guidance to younger or less experienced students.
  3. Enhance Personal Growth: Mentoring often leads to personal development, as teaching or guiding others helps reinforce your own understanding of topics and enhances your confidence.
  4. Build Stronger Connections: It’s an opportunity to meet new people and build lasting relationships, both with mentees and fellow mentors, expanding your social and professional networks.
  5. Improve Academic and Organizational Skills: You can help others with academic strategies, which often improves your own time management and study skills.
  6. Enhance Your CV: Peer mentoring is a valuable experience to add to your resume, showing future employers that you have teamwork, leadership, and mentoring capabilities.
  7. Sense of Accomplishment: Helping others succeed and knowing you’ve made a positive impact can be deeply fulfilling.
  8. Gain Insights into Different Perspectives: Working with people from diverse backgrounds provides a broader understanding of others’ experiences, enhancing your empathy and cultural awareness.

These experiences can enrich both your university life and future career path.

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These are really good reasons and I think more people should consider doing so

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Thank you for your advices! In our department, student got paid being a peer transition mentor, which is another good reason for doing so!

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I’ve been thinking about becoming a peer mentor, and this honestly makes me want to do it even more! I love the idea of giving back and building leadership skills, but I’m also curious—how do you balance mentoring with your own studies?

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For many mentors the workload is not too bad. I know my mentor last year only had 2 students that they were supporting. They only really met with us twice a semester but we could always contact them if we needed them. So the workload does appear to be manageable.

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