Why I Want To Be A Mentor

I wish to thank you for the opportunity to apply and be considered for the mentor program. It has been a huge goal of mine to be a part of the program since I first learned about it in the sixth grade. I would like to ask you to reconsider the decision to not include me in the program. As you may know, sixth grade was extremely difficult for me. The adjustment from elementary to middle school was much more challenging than I could have ever imagined, and I know that my grades, attendance, and emotional health showed that great trouble I was having in a very obvious way. However, it was the goal of becoming a mentor, in large part, that helped me turn everything around this year, to become the student and good example to others that I knew I could be. When I was having so much trouble last year, my mentor was not really able to give me much useful help. Maybe that was because she could not understand why I was having difficulty. This is why I feel I would make a great mentor. I understand how hard the transition can be for some students. I have not had the success that sometimes comes naturally to others. I have had to work very hard for it. …show more content…
I very much like helping others, and because of the difficulties I had last year, I feel I would be even more capable and excited about it, if I had the opportunity. Also, I feel somewhat frustrated seeing who was selected for the mentor program, when I know that I am just as capable and probably twice as motivated. I desperately do not want to lose this opportunity of possibly being a mentor due to mistakes that I have made in the past, or be overlooked because of a shyness that I very honestly feel that I do not