UC DAVIS Statistics Club
UCD Statistics Club
Mentorship Program
The mentorship program is your chance to become a better student and/or give back to the community by sharing your experiences with someone who needs inspiration. Mentorship is such a fun and lifechanging process. We hope you have a great experience.
There are no official/right ways to go about the mentorship program, but we do have guidelines!
Guidelines
As a mentee:
Ask your mentor questions about school, statistics, and life. Become friends with your mentor. Ideally, you'll have similar interests, and we hope that this could possibly bring out the best in you. Respect your mentor's ideas, and make sure that your relationship is a two-way street! A mentee shouldn't take their mentor for granted.
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As a mentor:
Answer your mentee's questions, whether they're about college or what the best music is on the block! You may be surprised about what advice you give. In many ways as a mentor, you'll learn about yourself and others around you. Some benefits are making a difference in someone's life but also beginning to formulate your opinions and possibly foster your tutoring skills. (You do not need to tutor your mentee. This is definitely your choice.)
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Houses
Mentorship Program Houses
If you sign up for the mentorship program as a mentee or mentor, you will be sorted into a House. There are four Houses (sort of like Harry Potter, but less intense). You will be sorted based on your qualities (both personal and scholastic) and your potentials. Once sorted, your House will bond and compete with the other Houses for "points". You get points for attendance amongst other things TBA! It'll be a lot of fun. I bet you can't wait to see which House you're sorted into.
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The Statistics Club at UC Davis discourages any and all forms of hazing between and within Houses. Do not, in any way, harm any students.
House Poisson
The students of House Poisson are thinkers. They never do anything without thinking twice about it. In statistics, they prefer Mathematical Statistics, Actuarial Sciences, and theory. There is nothing more powerful to House Poissons than testing and decision making. As students, they are meticulous and cautious. They also prefer to study alone than in large groups and hate group projects! (Hate!) However, in group settings, they may be the most quirky and eccentric of the bunch. Although risk is always scary for students of House Poisson, when they do take them, they pay off.
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“Life is good for only two things,
discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics.”
Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840)
House Gaussian
“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.”
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)
House Gaussian students are born leaders. They try not to be bossy, but sometimes, there’s no escaping it. House Gaussian students believe all forms of statistics are great and choose the form of statistics that they are best at to pursue professionally. However, they wish they could do it all! As students, they are tough and determined. However, sometimes Gaussians can get a little too optimistic with school and can be disappointed easily. As people, they are compassionate and friendly. House Gaussians help each other out all the time, but especially in class where they all strive to succeed.
House Cauchy
“Love is the triumph of imagination of intelligence.”
Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857)
House Cauchy students are creators. It doesn’t matter what they’re creating (music, dances, datasets…), they just want to make more of it! House Cauchy students prefer the fields of Applied Statistics and Research because nothing triggers their creativity like asking questions and coming up with answers within their favorite discipline. At school, Cauchy students are creative thinkers and they excel doing projects. In general, House Cauchy students are fun people who chase excitement. This quality sometimes gets in the way of their success. As loyal and heartfelt friends, House Cauchies are honest to each other and make sure they all stay on track with goals.
House Bernoulli
“The price of the item is dependent only on the thing itself and is equal for everyone; the utility, however, is dependent on the particular circumstances of the person making the estimate.”
Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782)
House Bernoulli is home to the techies. House Bernoulli students love their computers and typing away on massive amounts of code. They obviously enjoy Computational Statistics and Data Science over all statistics sects. As students, they love classes with algorithmic thinking and do awesome with group projects. They may also enjoy theoretical statistics, but they never really talk about it. As people, House Bernoulli students are social. They love talking for hours with their friends and get really deep into conversations. One downfall of the average House Bernoulli student is that they can be competitive. Bernoulli students keep each other motivated by coming out with new projects frequently, although keeping up with each other can get very exhausting.