Peer Advisement Program at Queens College attracted me when I heard about it through other students. I have friends and relatives who have gone through the program with various problems related to school and home and they have always come away with excellent solutions and plans of actions for those problems. I was attracted because of the information I received about the program from my fellow students and I decided I would like to be a part of any team that succeeds in helping students help themselves.
What is it you that you hope to gain from being a Peer Adviser?
I hope to gain insight through being a Peer Adviser about the profession of counseling. I have always enjoyed assisting friends and family members figure out how to address problems they encountered. Through this interaction, the field of counseling has tugged at the back of my mind for many years. Whether or not I ultimately go into the helping professions as a career, or instead devote my desire to serve through volunteer work, the Peer Adviser program will give me some experience in that...
Peer Advisement Program? I was attracted to the Peer Advisement Program because of the potential it has to assist students in learning to problem solve. One of the most important steps to becoming a responsible productive adult is the ability to examine options in any given situation and choose the one that will work the best at that time. I was attracted to the Peer Advisement Program because of the
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