Peer Mentoring Experience
I had the pleasure of mentoring Nicole Boodhansingh, a freshman majoring in Dietetics. Our first initial meeting was at the meet and greet event held in Health South. We talked about her background in dietetics and what led her to choose not only deities as a major, but ASU as her college of choice. She grew up in San Diego, and worked as a diet clerk at a local nursing home and has shadowed several dieticians further sparking her interest in nutrition and dietetics. We talked about the adjustment of living on a college campus far from home, as well as her current work load. It was a bit hard to advise her about adjusting to college life since I did my first two years at a community college to get my prerequisites. I was able to point her to some pages she could follow on ASU social media and my ASU events page, so she can see what …show more content…
We also discussed possible job types to have as a dietetic student that would be advantages in the future. Trying to find a job close by proved to be challenging as Nicole lives on campus and utilizes public transportation to move around. We went on to discuss possible volunteer opportunities that can be done throughout the semester. She asked about the dietetics internships specifically the masters ASU track one. I was able to confidently answer what the three different ASU internship were, and was able to explain the similarities and differences between the programs. We went on to later discuss DICAS and the application process for dietetic internships. I was able to answer the basic questions, but as a senior at ASU I have not done an application round with DICAS. Nicole also asked several questions
I had the pleasure of mentoring Nicole Boodhansingh, a freshman majoring in Dietetics. Our first initial meeting was at the meet and greet event held in Health South. We talked about her background in dietetics and what led her to choose not only deities as a major, but ASU as her college of choice. She grew up in San Diego, and worked as a diet clerk at a local nursing home and has shadowed several dieticians further sparking her interest in nutrition and dietetics. We talked about the adjustment of living on a college campus far from home, as well as her current work load. It was a bit hard to advise her about adjusting to college life since I did my first two years at a community college to get my prerequisites. I was able to point her to some pages she could follow on ASU social media and my ASU events page, so she can see what …show more content…
We also discussed possible job types to have as a dietetic student that would be advantages in the future. Trying to find a job close by proved to be challenging as Nicole lives on campus and utilizes public transportation to move around. We went on to discuss possible volunteer opportunities that can be done throughout the semester. She asked about the dietetics internships specifically the masters ASU track one. I was able to confidently answer what the three different ASU internship were, and was able to explain the similarities and differences between the programs. We went on to later discuss DICAS and the application process for dietetic internships. I was able to answer the basic questions, but as a senior at ASU I have not done an application round with DICAS. Nicole also asked several questions