College Student Mentor Analysis

As a student in the Educational opportunity program, I have had great opportunities to understand the legacy José Luis Vargas has left behind for all incoming freshmen. Now the statement given to all new incoming college students that the single most important factor whether a freshman will succeed at California State University, Northridge is their ability to find mentors on campus by all understanding this means that we as new college students need the guidance of those that know what is expected to come across our path in an open environment such as CSUN. We may think that we know what is expected from us as adults, but most of the high schools that we come from do not provide us with the proper knowledge to even get through the first …show more content…
When I had questions that pertained to my academics, I immediately would contact (via email) my mentor Elizabeth Ramirez with questions on how I can enhance on my procrastination or when I felt that the group I was working with on an assignment did not put as much effort and time into the assignment like I probably had done. Elizabeth just suggested to me on constructing an agenda to go by it every day and being on top of my main priorities. This fall semester, I have a greater advantage to interact with my fellow colleagues and my academic mentor without any worry of not having enough to talk about. I have felt so comfortable with having such a great interaction with my mentor Elizabeth that I do not feel as if I had to hide what I feel because I know she will be there for …show more content…
Even though I do not combine my personal life with my academics I know for a fact that I have a significant amount of students that have offered their time and knowledge to help me get through any hardships because they want us succeed. Now if the case were to be that I would stop speaking to my mentor then I would want EOP leaders to schedule a one-on-one meeting to see what is going on. If I were an EOP leader I would not want to leave students in doubt of their capabilities, or leave them to fall back on their classes due to any conflicts occurring at home and in their academics. Every student needs to be reminded that at the end of the day they have someone waiting to talk to them even if it is not for help, but they are there not because it is their job but because they were once in our shoes to start with and they know exactly how difficult it is to be in a situation that you have had to deal with on your