ASPIRE Mentor

  • Being an ASPIRE mentor means engaging students in conversations about their aspirations for the
    future and helping them:
    • Explore career and postsecondary options
    • Choose the best fit
    • Plan, apply and pay for their postsecondary choice

    TIPS FOR MENTORING:
    MAKING IT EFFECTIVE AND BENEFICIAL
    • Be enthusiastic
    • Get to know your student – ask questions
    • Share advice about choices for after high school
    • Share your own experience
    • Help students meet deadlines
    • Provide assistance with essays and applications
    • Direct students to scholarship resources
    • Be reliable and consistent

    POTENTIAL STUDENT QUESTIONS FOR MENTORS
    • What career did you think you would have when you were in high school?
    • What do you wish you would have known in high school?
    • What are your hobbies? Interests?
    • What are your current personal and professional priorities and how did you determine those?
    • What is a typical day like for you?
    • What career path did you take to get where you are?
    • What are the qualifications and educational requirements for your line of work?
    • What factors would make one fail or succeed in this type of work?
    • How many people work in your department? What do they do? What are the opportunities for advancement?
    • What challenges are currently faced by your organization? Your industry?

    Contact a high school college coordinator today to sign up to be an ASPIRE mentor!