We have received so many emails from you saying how much you enjoy reading our Scholar Stories and learning about the impact our community has had on these students’ lives.
Today, we decided to share a story from one of our fantastic mentors, Dave Grant!
Dave has been a mentor with RPS for 5 years, and his mentee, Lesly, graduated from SUNY Binghamton last May. (If you attended our author talk in October, you met Lesly and heard first-hand how instrumental Dave was in helping her prepare for job interviews!)
So, in Dave’s words…. here is his “Mentor Story”!
I’ve seen first-hand how life-changing RPS can be. To have a front row seat to this transformation from tentative college freshman to confident graduating scholar is simply incredible. I was introduced to RPS by my late wife Suzanne. It was one of many gifts that has stayed with me.
It’s been an absolute privilege to be an RPS mentor, and I’d strongly recommend the role to anyone considering it. It can be daunting for high school seniors to navigate the college entry process if they don’t have any family members who have done it before. As a parent who has helped my own children through this process, I felt that I could be helpful to a mentee going through the same thing. Suzanne began our involvement. I wanted to continue her efforts and felt that I could be helpful.
But the lessons, advice, and camaraderie that Lesly and I shared benefited both of us equally. I feel that I received as much from this relationship as I was giving!
I’m so incredibly proud of Lesly and can’t wait to see her continue to progress professionally!