What's Involved?

You鈥檒l meet with your mentor on a regular basis, between 1 and 2 hours per week. What areas do you want to work on most? You鈥檙e encouraged to identify and share your goals in each session. This will allow your mentor to effectively support you. Sessions with your mentor are a safe, supportive, and confidential space.

Be respectful of your mentor鈥檚 commitment to supporting you. Make sure to be on time for meetings and communicate any concerns with your mentor or a staff member.

We will never disclose a mentee's diagnosis with your mentor, nor any other personal or medical information deemed confidential.

Please note that you must have Peer Mentoring as a part of your active academic accommodation plan to be eligible for our Peer Mentor Program. Questions? Contact us as access.support [at] mcgill.ca.

The Mentee Experience

There is so much to gain from being mentored, including:

• Increased self-awareness: identify personal strengths and barriers
• Increased autonomy: learn academic skills and strategies that you can rely on throughout your studies
• Increased competence: Use the new tools at your disposal!
• Communication skills: through discussions with mentors

鈥淚 learned to be better able to define my needs and what I was struggling with. I also learned some study strategies.鈥�
- Student Mentee (Fall 2022)

鈥淚鈥檝e regained confidence in myself as a student and have more of a complete idea of my next steps for my future in academic and professional settings.鈥�
- Student Mentee (Winter 2023)

Apply Now

You can apply anytime.听 If you're applying mid-semester it can be challenging to find an appropriate match.听 If we're unable to find you a mentor, you may only be contacted at the beginning of the next semester.

Do you have an active academic accommodation plan with Student Accessibility and Achievement? .

1. Click on "Request a Mentor" at the bottom of the page. This will lead you to the Peer Mentor Program (Student Accessibility and Achievement) on 海外直播b站's Mentorship Network. More information about the program is available here.听

2. Once on 海外直播b站's Mentorship Network, click "join" at the top right of the page. You will be asked to create a profile using your 海外直播b站 email.听

3. Next, you will be prompted to complete the registration questions to join the program. Choose Mentee from the dropdown list.听

4. Once this is done, wait for an email from our team regarding your application!听