Upcoming
September 24, 2026
Mid-Autumn Festival: What is ISMP?
Come eat mooncakes and learn what ISMP is about!
De Anza College · Cupertino, CaliforniaYou don't have to
You don't have to
do this alone.
ISMP at De Anza College is a group of volunteer mentors who meet international students here on campus. Come to one event, or get matched with a mentor and start from there.
On campus
What's happening at De Anza College.
Come and meet the mentors here. Everyone is welcome.
Upcoming
September 30, 2026
ISMP Board Game Social: We're Not Really Strangers
Come get to know the mentors and other international students!
Upcoming
October 14, 2026
Transfer Workshop
Learn about the transfer process in this workshop!
Upcoming
November 18, 2026
Transfer Application Worktime
Work on your transfer essays here with us and get tips and review on them!
Your mentors here
Some of the mentors you'll meet here.
They run the workshops, host the dinners, and stay in touch long after your first semester.
What to expect
What a mentor actually does.
01
Get help with the real things.
How to email a professor, a roommate problem, a housing question, and what looking for a job in the U.S. is really like. These are the parts of life here that nobody explains. Our mentors are unpaid volunteers who know how hard it is to move to a new country, and they are happy to help.
02
Open to everyone.
ISMP is built on Christian values, and all of our mentors are Christians. Their faith is what motivates them to volunteer and invest in the lives of international students. What you do together is practical and personal: studying, working, and building a life here. There is no requirement to be Christian to participate. Every international student is welcome.
03
You set the pace.
You meet your mentor once to start. After that, you decide how often you meet and what you talk about. Some students meet every week. Others only want to talk once, before something important like a big presentation. You can stop at any time.
01
Get help with the real things.
How to email a professor, a roommate problem, a housing question, and what looking for a job in the U.S. is really like. These are the parts of life here that nobody explains. Our mentors are unpaid volunteers who know how hard it is to move to a new country, and they are happy to help.
02
Open to everyone.
ISMP is built on Christian values, and all of our mentors are Christians. Their faith is what motivates them to volunteer and invest in the lives of international students. What you do together is practical and personal: studying, working, and building a life here. There is no requirement to be Christian to participate. Every international student is welcome.
03
You set the pace.
You meet your mentor once to start. After that, you decide how often you meet and what you talk about. Some students meet every week. Others only want to talk once, before something important like a big presentation. You can stop at any time.
“Joining ISMP was one of my best decisions because it gave me a true home away from home.”Eason Cai · Physics and Computer Science · UC Berkeley
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A year at ISMP.
There are mentors at De Anza College right now.
Tell us your year and what you want help with. It takes a few minutes.
Apply to get a mentor