El PROGRAMA DE TUTORÍA COMO FACILITADOR DEL INGRESO UNIVERSITARIO

Abstract

The present work aims at highlighting the impact of the Mentoring Program that iscarried out during the period of admission to the Veterinary Medicine career (Faculty of Veterinary Sciences). This Program is a shared effort of the Department of Introduction to Veterinary Medicine Program and the Educational Guidance Service (Servicio de Orientación Educativa, SOE). The objective of the Program is to accompany students to favor not only their admission into higher education, but also to provide spaces to acquire the necessary cognitive skills, so as to help them in their learning process. A survey was applied to 126 students from the 2018 cohort —all of them participated in the Mentoring Program and were freshmen students. Taking into account the results, the Mentoring Program is recommended by 93% of the tutors due to its effectiveness in the university admission processes. The program is carried out by advanced students, who, after a selection and training process, carry out the guidance task. In addition, tutors recognize the benefits of offering companionship to others in order to foster their institutional permanence, and they also notice the significant changes observed in them after participating in the program.