Ready, Set, YU aims to support student success, retention, and eventual graduation through:
Annual Ready, Set, YU Pre-orientation Sessions
• Designed to get newly admitted students acquainted with the program, along with its various partners in student success.
Weekly Mentoring
• Your RSY Mentors are fellow peers and allies committed to your success. Whenever you have questions, concerns, or simply want to have a chat, our team is here for you. We hold weekly mentoring sessions and connect you to York’s extensive resources to make sure that your needs are met at every step of the way.
• Designed to partner students with their very own "personal coaches" in the form of student peers. Weekly mentoring sessions focus on:
▪ Setting goals
▪ Tracking goals
▪ Fostering Student Responsibility and Student Accountability
▪ Needs-based referrals
▪ Questions and Answers
Learning Skills Workshops
• Our peers at Learning Skills Services work hard to equip students with useful proficiencies and tools for your academic and personal experiences.
• Designed to help students learn how to learn.
Academic Advising
• York University’s academic advisors will help YU understand the best options for your important academic decisions. Whether it is about your grades, program changes, degree progress, and more, make sure to connect with your faculty advisors to see where you stand.
Community Events
• Ready, Set, YU connects, participates, and facilitates events—ranging from social engagements to informative workshops, job fairs, and more. These events are designed to help build a sense of community and help YU build life-long skills for your journey to student success.
