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My best mentors weren't necessarily similar to me but they set the stage to show that differences are accepted and welcome

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I am a woman and I tend to feel more comfortable with mentors/teachers that are also women. They can be a different religion, race, ethnicity, etc from me but they tell stories of their struggles and that helps me to feel comfortable when I am struggling.

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My first math professor when I joined college and my counselor were both some of the most supportive people i have met. they were not similar to me in any way but just helped me feel comfortable and more confident.

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My first math professor when I joined college and my counselor were both some of the most supportive people i have met. they were not similar to me in any way but just helped me feel comfortable and more confident.

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My best mentors were those who shared similar values and went through similar challenges

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The mentor that I have probably felt most comfortable with would probably be my karate sensei. He was a very wholesome and understanding man. He brought everyone together and made everyone feel as comfortable as possible while also teaching us.

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They have a similar interest in my major and are very open. Their intersectionality is polar opposite to mine, but they are very personable and good with carrying conversations so I always feel like I'm talking to an older family member instead of a mentor. 

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They have a similar interest in my major and are very open. Their intersectionality is polar opposite to mine, but they are very personable and good with carrying conversations so I always feel like I'm talking to an older family member instead of a mentor. 

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She was also a female in the STEM field. She made me feel comfortable by sharing her struggles and successes. She was encouraging, open and honest with me about her field/career and gave me great feedback and advice on my future goals.

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They were always very positive, encouraging and approachable. I felt that I always gained confidence and knowledge from them.

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They were always very positive, encouraging and approachable. I felt that I always gained confidence and knowledge from them.

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My supervised teaching teacher took the time to discover my strengths as a teacher as well as my weaknesses as a student and then sat me down and explained why I needed both to make my teaching skills better. I believe that we are both pretty observant when it comes to students. I also believe that he is far more patient than I am. I am still working on that skill.

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I would say someone I feel most comfortable with is Alicia. She is just a great and understanding person. She understands our needs as students ourselves as she was one herself. She has a beautiful soul! She creates an open space where there's no judgement and is truly always looking out for us.

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The mentor I have in mind is very different person compared to me, but they were able to empower me at a time when I couldn't do it for myself.

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The mentor I have in mind is very different person compared to me, but they were able to empower me at a time when I couldn't do it for myself.

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He was just this really chill guy and he is what got me into psychology. I didn't really talk to him that much but he did make me comfortable enough to share my opinions and thoughts on the topic we were talking about such as the psychology of sleep or psychology behind motivation

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My coach was someone who I looked up to. Before he passed away he made me feel okay, he made me feel comfortable, he made me feel like I didn't have to always have my guard up or pretend to be someone else. And as I got older I saw his teaching through my own actions and seeing the affects it can have on everyone around me. 

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My coach was someone who I looked up to. Before he passed away he made me feel okay, he made me feel comfortable, he made me feel like I didn't have to always have my guard up or pretend to be someone else. And as I got older I saw his teaching through my own actions and seeing the affects it can have on everyone around me. 

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I had a professor who made me feel comfortable by not tolerating inappropriate behavior in class.  A student was invalidating many students experiences as women and as survivors.  By shutting the student down, he made myself and many of his other students feel safe.  He was a great ally and we needed that in the moment.

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I had a meeting with a teacher about what to do after college. I explained I was first gen and it turns out they were too! I don't always feel confident in my abilities in the classroom but they had confidence in me. They helped me ease my worries about if I was doing the right thing. They also offered to continue to help me and keep in contact while I considered my options. Made me feel like they really cared about me and my future.

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The teacher I felt most comfortable with wasn't because he was the most  politically correct, but he was just fun and made everyone feel at home and like they were having a good time rather than hating their work. Similar because they like to use comedy to bridge the gap between student and teacher.

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The teacher I felt most comfortable with wasn't because he was the most  politically correct, but he was just fun and made everyone feel at home and like they were having a good time rather than hating their work. Similar because they like to use comedy to bridge the gap between student and teacher.

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The best teacher I've had constantly challenged us with both new and old concepts. He was similar to me in the sense that he didn't take himself very seriously but did take his work seriously. He was different from me because of his ability to explain things in more then one way with ease.

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Starting my math journey the teachers the made me most comfortable where those who checked in with me when I felt I was drowning. I felt accepted as an individual.

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The mentor that's on my mind was similar to me by being easy going, and into sports and not so hectic. They were different in their race, obvs. their age and their general upbringing background. What she did to make me feel comfortable was she made herself personable, like she was human and like she did human kinda things. She didn't seem like a robot, yet at the same time having a sort of respect boundary. She was awesome.

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My Physics professors whose office hours I have attended. There weren't many similarities as we had a difference of age and experience, but they helped me get though some of the though the toughest problems I have ever seen

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They were similar by believing that I was capable of more than I what I thought.

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My Favorite Teachers...also thank you Alicia and Michele...two people I love and look up too

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My Favorite Teachers...also thank you Alicia and Michele...two people I love and look up too

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Those who recognized my identities and tried to understand them. Those who wanted to help. Those who did not treat me differently because of them. Many of them had different identities but they were all compassionate and kind. They believed I could do anything and prepared me to be anything :) One of them also told my mom I needed to be tested for a learning disability... with out her I would not be here at all.

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We shared experiences of depression and the struggles of being asian american, and I almost didn't make it before senior year of HS. I never met a mentor before who gave me a chance to share my most honest identity and welcomed space for me to embrace it. shoutout to him.

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My English teacher because I was really depressed about my future back then, but she helped me, show me life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it

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My teacher is very passionate towards the subject which is similar to me. We are different since my teacher is working harder and persistent and that inspired me. When I feel upset that I didn't do very well my teacher encourage me and gave positive feedback/suggestions.

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My teacher is very passionate towards the subject which is similar to me. We are different since my teacher is working harder and persistent and that inspired me. When I feel upset that I didn't do very well my teacher encourage me and gave positive feedback/suggestions.

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My favorite mentors have helped me determine what defines a good mentor, even if they are a different race, gender, religion, etc.

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My best mentor taught me to pursue things i enjoyed and not care about what others think of me because life is too short to care

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I felt supported/comfortable when my mentor saw my potential to be someone greater/grow even when I didn't.

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My best mentors spoke to me as friends and/or peers rather than superiors. We found strength in our similarities and value in our differences.

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I am the most comfortable with the mentors that helped me with my social skills and help me interact with others. They taught me how to be like other people and I would even count them as friends, because of our own interactions with each other.

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I am the most comfortable with the mentors that helped me with my social skills and help me interact with others. They taught me how to be like other people and I would even count them as friends, because of our own interactions with each other.

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My HS Honors Geometry teacher. She never questioned whether I was smart enough to be there, just answered my questions and stayed after class if I needed more help. The teacher in Freshman Honors Algebra thought I was a joke or in the wrong room when I walked into his classroom, and basically told me so. Big empowering difference.

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My first CS professor gave me a lot of supportive ideas and advises. She made me feel confident with the major that I chose.

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My best mentor is completely different from me in many ways, but he cares about me. His advises are always for my best results/outcomes including encouragement and criticisms.

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I felt rsomewhat comfortable around my physics teacher in community college. He was just like a young student like us who like to make jokes and be funny. He was able to communicate with a student as if he were a student. He had a very young kid personality.

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Similar: she was also a woman and we came from the same faith. So we had things/experiences/beliefs that bonded us. Different: We had many differences, including her identifying as a BIPOC and her being more affluent.
She made me feel seen, trusted, respected, valued. She communicated how much she appreciated me. We were open about our different experiences and how we could learn from one another. She advocated for me with people in authority. It really helps me when I know I have someone in my corner.

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I am kind of shy to talk because sometimes I feel uncomfortable. But throughout my college years, Math professor and Chemistry professor were the ones who let me get comfortable with them. They talked to me after classes and taught me a lot that I would not know. As I talked to them more, I sometimes found myself talkative. They are really open to me and they understand me. Even after I finished school, I still keep in touch with them. I feel grateful about it :)

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I know I'm not a student athlete any more, but my former coach was definitely a positive figure in my life. I'm not really sure how I became so comfortable sharing with my struggles of mental health, but he definitely helped me navigate and helped open a space for me to talk about it. I also work with a professor who has continued to help me in my academic career, and we are both indigenous so we were able to relate to each other and he provided safe spaces to talk about class and life.

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More than a few English teachers for some reason. Often women, but some men. All were white, like myself (feels weird to write that). Mostly they just listened or offered advice. Usually they tried to let me put in what work I could, not always adhering to timeliness. I always felt that they wanted me to succeed instead of passively slip through.

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He was a new instructor from Google. He was very interactive, a good listener, and open to any discussion. He was an international student like me and is currently working as a SWE that I've wanted to be. The same backgrounds and occupation made me feel comfortable.

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Two of my main mentors are very different from me in a variety of ways. Despite these differences they make me feel comfortable by showing respect and understanding despite the obstacles that we both face as individuals. They put aside everything else going on in life at the moment and talk to me human-to-human.

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Show their respect, be patient and be willing to help me when I ask for help. Personal space is also very important.

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Show their respect, be patient and be willing to help me when I ask for help. Personal space is also very important.

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My HS Guidance counselor. Normally students get kicked out of the honors classes. I got kicked out of normal classes because my guidance counselor recognized that I could do more. She was not afraid to challenge me to keep me out of trouble.

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My favorite teacher, possibly ever, was kind, accepting, understanding and humorous. Their focus was on the students, how well the students learned, and how they could make it easier on the students.

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I met a prof who made me comfortable around math and encouraged and suported me even when i was facing difficulties with mathematics so that s y i want to do the same and help them understand that math is not scary.

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I met a prof who made me comfortable around math and encouraged and suported me even when i was facing difficulties with mathematics so that s y i want to do the same and help them understand that math is not scary.