Making Upperclass Friends: Peer Leaders
You've heard of RAs. Well, the Freshman Experience Program has Peer Leaders who live on the floor along with the freshmen. These Peer Leaders are upperclassmen (mostly sophomores) who share their experiences with you as well as introduce you to the campus and its resources and people who can get you going in the right direction.
Your Peer Leader will plan activities for the section and the floor. Some past activities have included trips to a Braves game, paintball, dinner out in Atlanta, movies, participation in Georgia Tech's TEAM Buzz community service day, intramural teams, dream interpretation program by the Counseling Center, and going to GT sporting events together. Even though all activities are optional, this is a great way to meet others in your community.
Peer Leaders can also help you answer questions such as:
- When is Drop Day?
- How do I register for classes for Spring Semester?
- When are fees due?
- Who is my academic advisor?
- How do I change my major?
There is one peer leader for approximately every seventeen freshmen.
Interested in Becoming a Peer Leader?
The Peer Leader is hired by the Department of Housing to work with freshmen students to facilitate and develop a community environment within the housing units, which will contribute to the intellectual, social, and cultural growth of their freshmen and result in increased academic success and retention for Freshman Experience participants.
The Department of Housing conducts an annual selection process each spring semester for the upcoming academic year. All details pertaining to the selection process will be posted to the Department of Housing Web site.
Requirements for application:
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.30
- Must be in good standing with the Institute: academically, judicially, and financially
- Must have lived in on-campus housing for two semesters
(First-year students are eligible to apply during the spring semester for the upcoming academic year if they live on campus both fall and spring semester.)
