<p>I received a letter from IU asking me to consider being a “community mentor” for my dorm. This looks like a great thing to have on a resume, but I am a little worried about the social aspect of this position. IU is known for being a social school (especially my neighborhood), and it feels like being a community mentor might require monitoring other students’ behavior since the letter mentions how CMs work with RAs. </p>
<p>I was just wondering if anyone has any insight about this position and what it really entails, both socially and as a leadership opportunity?</p>
<p>Good question, I just came on here to ask the same thing.</p>
<p>Positions like the community mentor are one of many ways to set yourself apart from the average northwest neighborhood freshman who doesn’t know anything other than that they are supposed to party and get into the business school.</p>
<p>When you apply for jobs, internships, graduate school, etc. no one cares where you lived your freshman year in college or if you were social or went to the parties. They care about what sets you apart from the hordes of students that only care about how to be cool. It’s like a 5th year of high school up there. </p>
<p>Asserting that you are an individual is actually a good thing, friends. But in the NW neighborhood you’re supposed to be a lemming. So, lemming or individual? It’s up to you.</p>