This semester, I had the opportunity to intern as a PSY 200 peer mentor. This internship has taught me various valuable skills that will help me in future jobs and careers. Having 54 students and having to meet with them individually and in groups, I have learned how to properly manage my time while also balancing my school and personal life. I have learned various peer mentor skills such as listening, conversational skills, resourcefulness, email etiquette skills, and so on. This internship will benefit me in my future career because interacting with many different kinds of students will always be beneficial in any kind of career. I am interested in psychology and psychology is all about human interactions and behavior and this internship fits perfectly in line with it. I also only mentored specifically psychology students, which has been very beneficial to me and the mentees because I was able to share my experiences as an undergrad in psychology and the opportunity to offer my advice on anything psychology-related. After completing this internship, I think I would be interested in this particular career which is mentoring. It is very rewarding to try and help others with their goals and ambitions while witnessing them accomplish those goals. I learned something new from every person I have met throughout this internship and will cherish each conversation I have had with all of my mentees. I only hope to have helped my mentees in any way with their psychology undergraduate career, whether that be in getting involved, time management skills, etc.
I'm so glad this was a positive experience for you- thanks for being a great addition!
Hi Julissa,
It seems like you were able to take a lot away from your internship this semester, and I am glad to hear that you had such a positive experience! It definitely sounds like your role as a mentor not only helped out the students that you spoke with, but you as well since you worked with students interested in the same field as you. It's great to be able to help others and motivate them, but also learn from their experiences to allow yourself to grow. I am sure that with the amount of students that you worked with, you certainly left an impact and I wish you good luck as you advance into your career!
Hi Julissa!
You seem like you really enjoyed your internship a lot and I'm really glad to hear that! That is so nice that you were able to learn so much with being a peer mentor. I am sure you inspired a lot of your mentees throughout this internship. I'm really glad that you're sticking with psychology and really using whatever you learned in your future stuff and even during this semester. I know it probably wasn't all easy, but I'm glad you were able to learn so much throughout this whole experience. Best of luck to you and I hope you continue to inspire others!