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My friends have been great mentors. As a first generation student, they were extremely helpful during my college application process.

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My sister is my mentor when applying to college and helping me figure out my career path and next steps. She helps me clarify my values and interests.

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My family has helped me most and my brother and dad specifically. They have been helpful in motivating me and helping me find what I want to do in the future.

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In high school, my mentor helped me with deciding which colleges to apply to and how to ask for letters of rec.

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I consider my sister as my mentor especially when I was going through college application. S

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My grandmother has been a huge mentor for me, and although I never knew it growing up, I ended up following in her footsteps more than I thought. She was a tv talk show psychologist and I ended up studying journalism and going into entertainment as well

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I had mentors such as my teachers and coaches who pushed me to put myself out there and break out of my shell.  This has helped me to get the motivation and confidence to get to where I am now

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They have allowed me the opportunity to understand the path i was trying t o get attain (friends, teachers etc)

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I had a mentor help me apply for college and it was just nice to have someone through that whole process.

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I've had mentors that helped me realize that I really do want to pursue physical therapy as a career.

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I had some amazing teachers at my community college that pushed me to do my best and challenged me when they knew I wasn't. They supported my career dreams and my application to USC.

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A few mentors have helped me throughout my education journey.

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Thankfully, I have had great mentors in my life who would push me to work hard with everything that I do.  My family has taught me that hard work will go a long way.

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My mentors acted as a guide that helped me follow a path that led me to strive for excellence in everything I do. They encouraged me to find intrinsic motivation a to find a passion for the career path I choose to follow.

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One of my mentors at USC has always made herself available to me, regardless of the time of day. I'd stay in her office hours til well into the AM hours and she encouraged me to keep coming :) She was always there to listen and help me figure out what I wanted/provided support as I needed

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helped me achieve my goals such as getting into USC as well has helped me develop into the young adult i am today:) 

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helped me achieve my goals such as getting into USC as well has helped me develop into the young adult i am today:) 

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My mentors have been my family and coaches who have helped me get to USC and have trained me to become a D1 athlete

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I was blessed to have great mentors and friends that helped me adjust to a new state and new city. They helped me in sports as well as in handling everyday life decisions.

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Each one of my mentors has helped me out in a different area. I am blessed to have so many individuals that have helped me secure scholarships, fellowships, internships. I could not have got to USC without them.

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I had a mentor during my freshman year at USC who was the same major as me, but only a year older. She helped me through interview processes and reviewed my resume for me, which ultimately helped me land an internship!

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I have had a lot of guidance on my journey through college which has help me figure out what I want to do and honestly what I'm capable of doing. All of my mentors have had more faith in my abilities than I often give myself credit for, and they have pushed me to continue to get my MD even through various circumstances have made it difficult.

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I don't think I would be here without my mentor. She showed me the ropes, helped with college apps, and essays. I think a big part of it was her giving me hope and inspiring me to better myself.

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Through my sorority, I had a few older members who served as mentors to me. They had already taken the classes I was in, and offered advise on applying to graduate school. They served as positive role models and gave me guidance on how to succeed.

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My mentors help guide me and inspire me in different career paths.

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Through volunteering at a hospital and shadowing physicians, almost every doctor that I came across served as a mentor for me. This is because I was interested in how they got to their position and what struggles they had to go through.

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My mentor is my brother, who is only two years older than me, but has been a huge influence in my life. He is responsible for encouraging me to go back to school and believing in my ability to do so. Without him, I wouldn't be here right now! (Note: he's a BRUIN! He overlooked his allegiance for me. :D)

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USC was always my dream school growing up but I always thought it was out of my reach. However, I was lucky enough to have a teacher that mentored me and saw my potential which encouraged me to apply as believe in my abilities as a student.

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Throughout high school and undergrad I was able to make many mentors who have been integral to my career path and success thus far. Without the people I've met I wouldn't have nearly as many connections, which have provided me many opportunities for jobs and insights into my future

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I was really fortunate to have mentors that really cared about my well-being. It was through their emphasis of self-care that I was able to see what I really cared about which was helping others. And what they were doing, how they lived their lives, really made me aspire to that. They were kind of living versions of what I wanted to be like.

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During my time at USC, I am very grateful to have had a group of mentors guide me through the pre-med process. These individuals encouraged me, supported me, and pushed me to do my best, and reminded me that perseverance and hard work will get me to where I want to go. And that place is medical school in the fall!