The LSE Student Mentoring Scheme is part of the induction programme for new undergraduate students at the School. The Scheme is intended to complement our existing induction provision and support services, and to offer new students the chance to make contact with second or third year undergraduates in the same department.
The Scheme is not an obligatory part of the new undergraduate and general course students' induction but it is there to help them settle in and find out more about LSE. Once new undergraduates and general course students have a confirmed place at LSE they will be allocated to a student mentor, who will make contact with them through their LSE email account.
All the student mentors have to attend a training session and are made aware of the available support services for students around the LSE campus, which range from the medical centre (see Health information for new students|) to the Students' Union Advice and Counselling Centre| to the campus bookshop, and they can direct new undergraduate and general course students to someone who can help with any problems or queries they may have which they cannot deal with themselves. Please bear in mind that the student mentors are not expected to be counsellors or advisers and they will not be able to answer every question new undergraduate students may have. Student mentors are expected to be 'friendly human signposts.'
Please note that we have now recruited all of our student mentors for the 2010/11 academic session.
Please also watch the video below to find out more about the LSE Student Mentoring Scheme
If you have any further queries about the School-wide student mentoring scheme, please email Studentmentoring@lse.ac.uk|.