Week 2

The liaison between college and high school rests within the peer mentors of a student’s life. Their transition into anything is impacted by the people they look up to. I understand my job as a peer mentor is to be that liaison to aid in the transition from college to high school.

This past week in class we were asked to reflect back to our first year of college, even our first few days in a college environment. I had never really reflected back to those days and when I did, I remember being so many things you don’t think of an 18 year old feeling. I was scared, lost, confused, and didn’t know which foot to put in front of the other. The Hixson program really helped put things into perspective for me. It helped me outline goals for myself, meet some new people, but most importantly it helped me learn various resources and traditions at Iowa State.

I take what I learned in my very first experiences in college and use them to make better decisions as I grow. It is why my goals change as I progress through my life. My priorities alter all the time as I learn from my every day occurrences

As a peer mentor, I guide my mentees through their transition to college from high school and help them make attainable goals. I know that those goals will constantly change, but at least it will be a start into the right direction for them. They will make the adjustment into their new life and work to grow as better individuals by creating all new goals and all new priorities.

They will look back and evaluate the change in themselves and their life experiences just as I have, and hopefully feel a sense of accomplishment for how far they have come and a sense of excitement for where they are going.