Incoming Undergraduate Mentoring
The Incoming Undergraduate mentoring scheme helps students transition to life at St Andrews.
All incoming undergraduates joining the University in September 2025 are eligible to take part in the Incoming Undergraduate Mentoring scheme. Explore this page to find out more.
When you’re ready to sign up, you can do so through the University’s SaintConnect platform. Please register as an ‘Incoming Student’ to have access to the scheme: https://www.saintconnect.aluminate.net/content/register/register.php
Your account will be verified and you can then log in and sign up to the scheme: https://www.saintconnect.aluminate.net/app/space/incoming-student-mentoring/incoming-student-mentoring/
Signing up to SaintConnect
We’ve put together a short guide to help you get started with SaintConnect: Registering for incoming UG mentoring scheme (mentees).
Please get in touch with the Student Mentoring Team if you need any support, or if you have questions about mentoring: [email protected].
We are a global community, and whether you’re joining us from Glasgow or Guadeloupe, beginning a new academic journey can bring significant challenges.
The Incoming UG mentoring scheme creates partnerships between incoming students and existing students before the commencement of the academic year, enabling new arrivals to build confidence through the shared knowledge and experiences of their peers.
Partnerships are created using SaintConnect, prioritising mentors and mentees having a shared:
- Academic School
- Geographical origin (where you’ve lived most recently before joining the University)
| Participants | Eligibility | Timeline |
| Mentors | All current undergraduate students who will remain with the University in the following academic year | Recruited in the Spring for the following Summer cycle |
| Mentees | All incoming undergraduates with an accepted, confirmed offer | Links to join the initiative issued to offer-holders with confirmed places over Summer |
Both mentors and mentees must create a SaintConnect account to participate in the scheme. Once a partnership has been created, online communication can take place over the Summer through whichever platform both parties agree upon.
The scheme officially closes shortly after the commencement of the academic year. Partnerships may choose to meet up in person once in St Andrews and/or to continue an informal mentoring relationship throughout the year, but this is entirely dependent on what both individuals choose.
What’s in it for me(ntors)?
Mentors benefit from the opportunity to develop and enhance a range of professional skills, including leadership and communication.
Mentoring is a tangible demonstration of critical skills which are likely to benefit future professional and academic opportunities.
Many students also enjoy being a mentor for the chance to welcome new arrivals, share their experiences, and help build the next generation of the St Andrews community.
How do mentees benefit?
The transition to university life brings many exciting academic and social opportunities. It can also be challenging.
Having a mentor who has been through similar experiences and can answer questions helps to build mentees’ confidence. It provides reassurance through friendly, personal communication beyond facts which can be learned on the University website.
Links to sign up to the Incoming UG mentoring scheme are sent to new students over the summer once their place at the University has been confirmed.
Questions?
Contact the Student Mentoring team at [email protected].