Thread: Attn: Present & Future College Students, Think carefully before you mentor
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Re: Attn: Present & Future College Students, Think carefully before you mentor
I must say it was much easier for me since I am mentoring the team that I was on all 4 years in high school (starting from its rookie year) and living at home. Despite all this, I STILL find my grades needing a little work and find myself having a hard time balancing my commitments to other organizations. I am in the marching band for WVU, and still actively involved in scouting. However, despite everything, I still have to find time for FIRST. It's extremely difficult, but it still happens.

Essentially what I'm trying to say is that if you have the passion and drive to mentor a team, it is possible. But don't think it's going to be a piece of cake. Like I said, I'm probably in one of the easier mentoring situations for a college student and I still have trouble keeping up.
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