Transitioning From Student to Mentor

[BigJ]

What were some of the largest adjustments you had to make while undergoing this transition?
For the first 2 years I was pretty much still acting like a kid. This is partly a function of joining the team as a senior, but mostly because I was still around mostly the same students and mentors as I was when I was a student.

What lessons did you learn from your first year of mentoring?
After about 2 years I got to the point where I didn't feel pressured to write code myself to "make sure it works", etc. Basically I was comfortable in just guiding the students rather than doing things for them.

Have you tried mentoring through digital media (ex: Skype video chat, emails, etc.), and if so, how? How successful is this method?
N/A

What is it like suddenly belonging to a new team? Did you carry over many of the things you learned from your high school/previous team?
N/A for me, though I noticed that when we have college mentors that are new to the team, they matured into the mentor role almost immediately as opposed to post-high-school mentors that helped our team after being on our team.

Who or what was your inspiration to mentor after high school?
I only got one year of it. I wanted more