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Rano’s story
I knew I wanted to be a lawyer but I was concerned about the workload. My mentor was a working lawyer, so not only gave me advice about my UCAS application and interview questions, but also reassured me that you don’t need to overwork yourself to be successful. He told me about his personal experience of finding balance and saying no, and reminded me how important enjoying your free time is.
With him, I felt like I got two perspectives; one about studying law at university and the other about life afterwards. I really respected his knowledge because he could give me an inside scoop on what a career in law is really like.
He began by asking me what I wanted to get out of mentoring and what my concerns were and together we planned a structure.
I never felt scared to ask him anything because we built an honest and comfortable relationship, even though we were both busy and sometimes there were gaps between our replies. I felt more relaxed in my approach to school because I knew I was getting help. I knew I had someone to talk to and get feedback from.
I’d really recommend mentoring: it was one of the most beneficial things I did in year thirteen. If you’re about to move on to another step in life, it’s great to have someone guiding you and providing you with reassurance.
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Simran’s story
I always wonder whether I’d be thinking or feeling the same about university if there wasn’t a pandemic. I completely lost that in-person interaction and was struggling with the UCAS application because of it. But then, if there hadn’t been the pandemic, I wouldn’t have been able to do the virtual work experience and use the Brightside platform.
