"My mentoring relationship means being able to
talk to a real professional and get the information I need to make me feel
more comfortable about eventually obtaining a job in the professional
world."
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"It definitely gave me the assurance that there
are women who made the choice to enter industry, who are happy with the
decision, and are successful in what they are doing...with this program I
was able to talk about ways to approach my education that will be beneficial
in an industry career."
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"I found it encouraging to know that I am not
destined to a life behind a microscope -- that there were other things out
there in the science field that I could do which allow me the sort of
freedom and creative initiative I value."
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"[I learned] there are real engineers out in
the world who had a hard time in school and still learned what they needed
to be successful in their fields...MentorNet also helped to make me feel
that there are people in the world who are genuinely interested in
supporting me in my endeavors."
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"I do like the format -- emailing makes this so
much more informal, which I think is great. I am very shy and I know that if
this were a face to face kind of thing I would have a much harder time with
it."
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"I was able to think clearly before asking and
stuttering on the phone or in person. I could write and rephrase my
questions, in order to get the response/answer that I was looking for.
Through email, I feel no intimidation."
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"To my surprise, I found that my mentor has
made good friends in the work place and I found out that working in industry
could be fun."
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"I liked the fact that my mentor was pursuing a
job and education that I would like to model."
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"A lot of women worry about juggling a family
with a career. Women often feel uncomfortable talking about this. Much more
needs to be done to allow women to have a family without losing what they've
striven for in the work place. We need more programs like MentorNet so
issues like this can be discussed, and we can help each other find good
solutions."
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"I would definitely do this again next
year...It's a great way to start up a network'."
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"I've been pretty lucky to be matched with such a cool mentor!"
- Quotes from MentorNet protégés