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Student Academic Mentor - Student Academic Mentor Swarthmore College Employee Review

3.0
3 Aug 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Chance to really help students with a range of problems. -great leadership experience.

Cons

-pay is terrible-it was arranged as an hourly wage for four hours a week, when it should be either a stipended position or a position where you're actually paid for the hours you work (there were some weeks where I worked 10-20 hours and was paid for four). -the SAM directors have no clue what they're doing. -If you really want to help students, become an RA instead (or be a SAM for a year as a precursor to being an RA).

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
12 June 2026
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Pros

The staff is incredibly fortunate to be able to work with such a smart student body and alumni community.

Cons

Overall staff size is small, making upward movement difficult, but if you know that going in, you can still get a lot from the work experience. On the downside, with a smallish staff, poor managers can wreak havoc.

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