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  1. Fit Factors in the iMentor Program

    There is no “best” college or program for students. Rather, there are colleges and programs that are a best fit for students based on their needs, interests, and goals. The iMentor program uses several factors during the post-secondary process to he...
  2. Avoiding Undermatching: Working with High-Achieving Students

    Working with High-Achieving Students  The Reality of Under-Matching Smart students from low-income backgrounds are less likely to apply to selective schools even when their abilities and experiences make them ideal candidates for admission. At ou...
  3. Snapshot

    Snapshot and Flipbook are tools for staff to use to keep track of pair communication and participation on the platform. Each tool has a specific purpose to help staff monitor pair usage of Lessons and Conversations. Snapshot has three main function...
  4. Recommended saved searches for user management

    Saved searches are powerful tools to access similar data repeatedly. Below are several recommended saved searches for User Management. Program administrators should create additional saved searches in cases where they need to access similar data se...
  5. Mentor Orientation PowerPoint

    Mentor Orientation is an in-person, 2 hour training that covers the what, how, and why of what we do. Besides training mentors, Mentor Orientation is also a screening opportunity, where you can learn about your applicants and see who is a good fit f...
  6. Postsecondary Pathways

    Why Pro-Pathways? Professional pathways exploration can happen with your students at any stage of the iMentor program. All of our students are required to apply to at least one college, but we encourage you to talk to your students about  pro-...
  7. User Management

      User Management is one of the most frequently accessed pages on the iMentor Platform. It is the primary spot where you can find any user or pair. User Management allows you to filter users into a variety of different groups, which can help ...
  8. Navigating the mobile app

    Version 1 of the iMentor Conversations mobile app is a basic chat app that allows mentors and mentees to communicate over Conversations. It is native to both iOS and Android and serves two functions: chat with your match and change your profile phot...
  9. Answers to questions potential mentors frequently ask

    When recruiting potential mentors, we frequently encounter the following questions. While your answers may vary, it is important to expect these questions and to have your entire staff aligned on what your messaging will be.  I didn't go to colle...
  10. Platform Page Descriptions

    There are a lot of different pages on the Platform! This article will walk through what they all are and what you can do with each of them.  Note: Some pages are only visible to certain roles. As a reminder, MA = Member Admin, EMA = Enhanced Member...