Jennifer Tomina

 
    
16
Aug 2010
2:21 PM EDT
   

Peer Mentor Application Letter

       
Peer Mentor Application Letter


       My name is Jennifer Tomina and I wish to apply for the DCE Peer Mentor Position at Wayne State University.  I am a Social Work major and feel that I know what it takes to conquer and excel at this position.  My story is a bit different but as you read on you will see just how qualified that I think I could be.
      I, myself, have been in college since 2002 and have yet to earn my degree.  I have taken much time off due to instances of illness, and I just must share that I am in school now and absolutely nothing is going to stand in my way and stop me from earning my degree in the year 2012.  It will have taken me exactly a decade to graduate and it usually takes students four years-five at the most.
I share this anecdote because it is asked to state what skills we, as upper division Wayne State University students, wish to bring to the table as Peer Mentors. 

This is a further listing of my skills:
 
  • I have had experience in a mentorship role before.
  • I have worked at three colleges/universities.
  • I enjoy giving fellow students advice.
  • I know how to “light the fire” under individuals.
  • I have had experience working in groups of young adults.
  • I know how to tell Freshmen students to not give up on themselves.
  • I know I can use myself as a platform. My story can help others.
 
 
I, Jennifer Tomina, truly know what a learning community is:
 
  • A learning community is where students and others who are experiencing a desire to learn are able to grow and learn from others who have an innate desire to teach.  It is an environment where students are not judged, not criticized, not offended, and not harassed if the one teaching feels that the student has not “met their mark.”
 
           I want to be a DCE-Learning Community Peer Mentor because I want to help students in their hardest year of college-Freshman year. I learned first-hand that the transition from high school to college is not easy and I also learned first-hand that a student can make themselves a true success in college. Through hard work, it is all possible.
        In the DCE Peer Mentor position, students can expect me to be a motivator. I can let students know how to get through tough academic times.  I can also use assertiveness with students who may be struggling with motivation and who are not realizing the tasks that he or she needs to complete in order to be successful at Wayne State University.
 
            Other qualifications are as follows:
 
  • I know how to help on campus students for I live on campus myself.
  • I have 103 credits which far exceeds the 40 earned credit hours minimum.
  • I know how to maintain complete organization.
  • I especially know how to relate to students.
  • I stay positive, which is a needed skill for the position.
  • I have worked with students, faculty, and administration with three different schools.
  • I have given information about University Resources to students in the past.
  • I have computer training which I received from Oakland Technical Center in 2001-2002.
 
Thank you for considering myself for this position.
 
 
 
Jennifer Tomina
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