To find a mentor, you first need to make sure that you have verified your phone number.* Once your phone number is verified, you can select the Mentors tab and can use the keyword search to filter based on major, school, career interests, or any other keyword.

Within a mentor's bio, you'll find the most recent college the mentor graduated from, along with what they majored in and their occupation. Each mentor profile also includes a bio about them and some of their indicated strengths they can help you with.

Once you find a mentor you'd like to work with, click on the Select as Mentor button. Once you do, you'll want to write an introduction message to your mentor. UStrive has an example of the way you can start your message, but generally, we recommend you state your name, your class level (if applicable), what you're looking for help with, and any other information about yourself that you think would be helpful for your mentor to know. Remember, your mentor is a real human who volunteers their time to work with you, so it's a good idea to try to be as personable and respectful as possible.

Once the introduction message is sent, your mentor will be notified of the message and should respond within 72 hours. If for whatever reason your mentor doesn't respond within 72 hours to your introduction message, the system will automatically un-match you so that you can select a new mentor to work with. Keep in mind, the 72-hour unmatched policy is only applicable to the initial introduction message. After that, users in general should respond to one another within 24 to 48 hours, but the system will not automatically un-match you if you haven't. 

Mentors can help with anything from looking over a personal statement to helping you with your college or job interviews, finalizing a college list, career exploration, and more. So select a mentor and start working with them today!

Something to note, students can only be paired with one mentor at a time. If for whatever reason you don't feel like it's a good match, you can always reach us at support@ustrive.com. 

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*UStrive is not supported in all countries so if you’re unable to verify your phone number, you can still navigate the other resources within your dashboard.