The transition to tertiary study has been identified as a critical period for students. As universities seek greater efficiencies of scale, staff-student ratios rarely fall below 1:25. While lower ratios facilitate greater engagement and permit more feedback, the question for educators is how the benefits of individualised instruction can be created within the current educational constraints. Peer-to-peer mentoring provides a framework for offering such support in both academic and psychosocial areas of university life with experienced students acting as peer mentors to support and guide first year students