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Pre-entry E-mentoring & Transition Mentoring

The transition from school or work to university can be exciting but also a little daunting. We offer Pre-entry E-mentoring and Transition Mentoring programmes to make the beginning of your journey through University as smooth as possible.
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Peer mentors are here to help!

Transition Mentoring

As a new student, you might be new to the city, living away from home for the first time or returning to education as a mature student.

Having the support of a second year student, who remembers what it was like for them only a year ago, can help new students to settle in quickly and make the most of their time here.

Transition Mentors provide their Mentees with support on:

Making friends and getting involved with student societies

  • Finding services on campus
  • Getting to grips with University processes
  • Dealing with the 'culture shock' of a new environment
  • Shopping and budgeting
  • Finding out about transport and getting about
  • Finding things to do and places of interest in the city
  • Achieving a good life/study balance
  • Coursework, module choices or exams and revision.

Find out how to get involved in Transition Mentoring.

See what our students have to say about it.

Main Building Reception
Meet your Mentor before you even set foot on campus!

Pre-entry E-mentoring

Pre-entry e-mentoring is a way for new Aston students to get all the benefits of Transition Mentoring (see above) before they even set foot on campus. Once a new student has confirmed their acceptance to study at Aston, they can choose to be put in contact with a current student to communicate with via e-mail during the month before the start of term.

 Watch a video about Pre-Entry E-mentoring and Transition Mentoring