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Personal Statement
 I feel that I
possess great leadership skills. In addition, I am very patient and
understanding. Whenever any of my mentees had issues last year, I was
available and had the appropriate response. I'd also say that I am
friendly, outgoing, and compassionate and those are three very appropriate
attributes.
Being an FYE mentor this year was a great opportunity for me.
Not only did I help new first years, but I grew as a person. My
leadership skills improved, my counseling skills improved, and I feel like
my people skills in general approved. It was a phenomenal experience
that I wouldn't trade for anything.
My hope from last
year had come true with the FYE program, I helped first years transition and
I gave them a solid resource they could count on. I hope to continue
that and develop my own skills further.
I think the most
difficult aspect of the Student Mentor position is trying to keep the
students interested. I had a difficult time getting half of the class
to come to meetings (I attribute a lot of that to the professor, he told
students they didn't have to attend our sessions right at the beginning of
the year).
Here is a link to
all of my campus activities:
http://people05.albion.edu/dbm11/dp/lomas.htm
The Coffee House
was an incredible experience for me. Having the responsibility of
booking bands, opening the Coffee House, and generally fulfilling the role a
manager does at any normal business was a great opportunity for me. I
learned I have excellent time management and negotiation skills. Being
a booking manager you have to be able to negotiate with booking agents in
order to get the best deal. I served as a role model to other
students, including my mentees who would visit the Coffee House, by
displaying how well I served such a high position of responsibility. |
