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Building Strong Mentoring Relationships in College: Nurturing Intellectual Guidance & Support

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Going into college and majoring in your dream field of study can be difficult if you’re not knowledgeable about everything. Most classes in your major are very important to get the information and experience you may need in your field of study, but there is something else that could become a very helpful hand in your studying. Finding a mentor is important to access some of the greatest minds in your chosen field by building a meaningful mentoring relationship. For most, mentoring may not be the way to go, but this step can be very important for most who wish to pursue deeper within their field of study. Though it may not be an easy task to do so, here are the many ways and people to go to your campus to find a good and reliable mentor relationship.

Tips For Building Meaningful Relationships

The first step is to go and look for a professor who may share your passion and is willing to guide you in the right direction. This is a good way to go to develop a significant mentoring relationship that will last four years or even more. Sometimes, finding a professor can be hard, so for you to find someone, you have to branch out. Therefore, you should seek out extracurricular activities and courses that’ll put you in direct contact with people who are willing to help. One way is to join an organization on your campus. This could be a student body position or even fraternities or sororities. This will put you in with many like-minded people who often aim for the same things. Second, attending public lectures and joining in on lectures can be very beneficial because you can meet mentors who are speaking on things that you are looking for in a mentor, so in going to a lecture, you could end up meeting the person who can be a great mentor to you. 

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