Protégé Quotes
The following are actual quotes from students who have participated in previous
MentorNet programs:
"My mentoring relationship means being able to talk to a real professional
and get the information I need to make me feel more comfortable about eventually
obtaining a job in the professional world."
"It definitely gave me the assurance that there are women who made the choice
to enter industry, who are happy with the decision, and are successful in what they
are doing...with this program I was able to talk about ways to approach my education
that will be beneficial in an industry career."
"I found it encouraging to know that I am not destined to a life behind a microscope
-- that there were other things out there in the science field that I could do which
allow me the sort of freedom and creative initiative I value."
"[I learned] there are real engineers out in the world who had a hard time
in school and still learned what they needed to be successful in their fields...MentorNet
also helped to make me feel that there are people in the world who are genuinely
interested in supporting me in my endeavors."
"I do like the format -- emailing makes this so much more informal, which I
think is great. I am very shy and I know that if this were a face to face kind of
thing I would have a much harder time with it."
"I was able to think clearly before asking and stuttering on the phone or in
person. I could write and rephrase my questions, in order to get the response/answer
that I was looking for. Through email, I feel no intimidation."
"To my surprise, I found that my mentor has made good friends in the work place
and I found out that working in industry could be fun."
"I liked the fact that my mentor was pursuing a job and education that I would
like to model."
"A lot of women worry about juggling a family with a career. Women often feel
uncomfortable talking about this. Much more needs to be done to allow women to have
a family without losing what they've striven for in the work place. We need more
programs like MentorNet so issues like this can be discussed, and we can help each
other find good solutions."
"I would definitely do this again next year...It's a great way to start up
a network'."
"I've been pretty lucky to be matched with such a cool mentor!"
- Quotes from MentorNet protégés