Please describe the best part of working on this project with your mentor.
Being able to have someone there and have someone give me advice.
There wasn't a best part of this project. My person assigned was a very nice person and im sure she had good intentions but this project helped me in no way.
My favorite part about working with Kim was the reassurance she gave me on being open to any possibilities in my career, and the support she gave me on narrowing down my interests.
I got to know Mimi on a personal level
My mentor always gave me great advice and encouragement throughout this project.
The best part of working on this project with my mentor was messaging back and forth with her. She always had a lot of good things to say and helpful advice for whatever project I was on at that time.
My mentor was very nice and responded quickly
Please share any other academic areas where you'd like to receive help from a mentor.
English to improve my grammar skills.
If I was pared with someone who was actually in the field I am looking into would have been a lot more helpful.
I think it would be difficult to work with a mentor on many other subjects. The only other subject I think would benefit anyone would be creative writing because the mentor could better your quality of writing.
English
N/A
English to help edit papers and projects
none
What advice would you give your mentor as he or she works with a new student?
Always be nice and give them advice.
I would suggest that the mentor treats the student with respect, but not to be too formal. When working with high school students, you don't need to be fancy to get through to them.
Try to focus a little bit more on following the project guidelines
Keep doing what you are doing. Students like me greatly appreciate your hard work and help with our projects.
I would tell my mentor to do exactly what she did with me because she was very inspirational and helpful to me throughout this project and I loved communicating with her.
Work with students in career paths that you are more familiar with. My mentor was nice, but she knew little about elementary education.
How comfortable were you communicating with your mentor about your project?
0 - Uncomfortable
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4 - Very Comfortable
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in math.
No - 7
Yes - 0
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in science.
No - 7
Yes - 0
I have a better understanding of the importance of doing well in reading and writing.
No - 5
Yes - 2
My writing skills have improved.
No - 4
Yes - 3
My teamwork skills have improved.
No - 5
Yes - 2
I'm taking more responsibility for my own academic success.
No - 3
Yes - 4
I plan to further my education beyond high school (trade school, community college, university).
No - 2
Yes - 5
What was your overall experience using the Mentored Pathways Web site?
0 - Difficult
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1 - Easy
Please rate your overall experience in the program.
1 - Negative
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1 - Very Positive
Would you be interested in receiving mentoring support from professionals in the future?
2 - No
5 - Yes
Please describe why or why not.
Because this program really helped me and it helped me pursue what I really want to go into.
Because this was more of a hassle communicating with someone who knew nothing about the subject I was interested in
I think it is a wonderful program, and having another person's input is always very helpful.
As long as it is a mentor like Mimi, they would be able to provide essential wisdom
It was a very pleasant experience!
I would like to receive help again if I had a mentor like I did this time, Serena, because she was very helpful and inspirational.
I already knew what I wanted to do after high school, so I did not learn much. I felt like a lot of the steps were very unnecessary.
Was this the first time you've been part of a formal mentoring program?
1 - No
6 - Yes
Please describe the most difficult parts of working on this project with your mentor.
The time, I honestly was struggling with the time and corresponding with my mentor in a timely fashion.
Trying to inform them of what we were working on
I think the most difficult part of this project was the need for constant correspondence. It sometimes was difficult to communicate on a regular basis from both ends of the computer.
Sometimes she got a little off track with the project
Communicating over my school breaks/snow days!
The most difficult part of working on this project was uploading my projects.
I felt like i was teaching my mentor about my career path, rather than her teaching me, or giving me advice.
Did we miss something? If so, please share any additional comments you might have about your experience in the program.
It really helped me pursue what I wanted to do
n/a
No, for what we used the program for, it worked wonderfully.
None! Mimi was amazing to work with and I hope she continues to work with this program
N/A
Nope
You should assign mentors to students who have similar career paths. It was not very helpful to have a mentor who knew little about what I was doing.
