The inside scoop of APM’s and how they can help you succeed this semester!
The Academic Peer Mentors (or APM’s for short) are a team of students from diverse backgrounds who are trained and knowledgeable on campus resources and are ready to help students with whatever they may need! For some of us who took this on-campus position, we were once first year students and want to offer that helping hand that we had or wish we had our first years of college. For others, we have had the experience of switching majors or applying for graduate school and want to help other aggies succeed in preparation and execution of their future endeavors. Ultimately, we are here to give back and help all Aggies make the most of their time here in Aggieland! We offer a wide range of services to help Aggies succeed and below are testimonies from some of our current APM’s!
Academic Check Ups
As Academic Peer Mentors, we want to help YOU reach YOUR version of academic success, and one way we can work with you is through our Academic Check Ups! Academic Check Ups (ACUs) are 1:1 meetings with an APM to receive academic advice or coaching on anything from how to prepare for an exam, time management, academic resources, and much more! As the mentee, you get to choose the frequency of the meetings, what goals you want to work on, and if you would like to meet with an APM of the same major. The APM team will meet you where you are in your academic journey and offer their own advice, experiences, and resources to help out!
With over 18 personable ACUs in the Fall of ‘22 here is what second-year APM Payton Davis had to say about her own experience as a mentee:
“I used the APM program the spring semester of my freshmen year. It helped me a lot with keeping a good schedule and reducing the amount of stress I was under. Because of this experience and seeing the direct benefits from using the resource, I decided to become an Academic Peer Mentor in order to help people that were in similar places that I was in.”
If you are interested in an ACU feel free to sign up using this link : https://tamu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8197y7obO16VCZv
REVTalks
REVTalks are fun campus wide events like “TedTalks” where expert panelists share their experiences on a specific academic topic. In the past we have covered topics such as Internships and Research, Financial Aid & Scholarships (FAFSA), ETAM, Study Abroad and much more!! Each event also has a specific theme and usually involves food or snacks when students RSVP in advance. (If someone does not RSVP we usually have some extra goodies just in case!) Our most recent REVTalks included video game themed “Switch’in it up” with TAP and Minors and a “Let’s Taco-bout Registration”. With these events being hosted approximately every 2 weeks throughout the fall and spring semester, it’s hard to miss one! Here is what first-year APM Nat Chumpirom ‘26 had to say when she attended her first REVTalk:
“During the first semester of my freshman year, my roommate invited me to accompany her to the Internships and Research REVTalk, where I learned a lot about how to get involved in research on campus as well as what to look for and what to take from internships. In this case, one of the panelists was a graduate student of my major, so it was actually quite helpful to hear information specifically catered to me! I ended up gaining a lot of useful knowledge about something that I didn’t necessarily need to be worried about just yet, but it was reassuring to know there were people on campus, let alone student workers just like me, who were very knowledgeable about this and who I could go to with these inquiries.”
Program of the Month
Programs are catered to in-hall residents and are a great way to build community within the residence halls and to learn something new! With our brand new Program of the Month initiative, we have carefully curated programs circulating all halls such as “Healthy Habits” for the month of October and “Finals prep” for the month of November. Feel free to ask your RAs about any APM programs going on in your dorm as we tend to change them each semester. We also like to program outside of residents halls by putting on tabling events in the MSC or SSB. You can expect free resources, tips, and a fun time when the APM’s are involved! Programs are not necessarily geared towards just in-hall residents, and any on-campus organization or office can request a APM collaboration program using this link: tx.ag/apmcollab. When asked “What was your favorite thing about the program?” following a recent event, here is what residents responded with:
"I loved meeting new people!"
"(APM) Christina Garza is amazing!"
"The donuts and bingo!"
"Everyone was very friendly!"
Staff Office Hours
Much like how professors have office hours, the APM Team has open office hours where students can walk in and ask questions. With offices located in Hullabaloo 125 & Commons 102, our staff is ready to welcome any and all students! We also have FREE scantrons, flashcards, and test taking supplies such as bluebooks for people who sign-in! We are honestly so happy when people drop in and even happier if we are able to help you find a resource!
More information about when our offices are open, future programs and events, and on-campus resources can be found on Instagram @tamu_apm. If you have any other questions or inquiries feel free to email [email protected] as well!