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Our mission is to connect underrepresented and first-generation students with mentors who can empower them with the tools to succeed in their graduate school applications and beyond.
Announcements
- Our first round of 2023 “Formal” (one-on-one) matches are out!Everyone who requested a formal (one-on-one) match by October 4th should now have received one! And signups remain open! We will continue to create formal matches throughout the fall (at least) on a rolling basis. AND stay tuned for more information about drop-in (ad-hoc) mentoring via the HuskyLink online mentoring platform. On HuskyLink, mentees will […]
- MAGIC now accepting signups for matching in September!Sign up here (3 min form) ASAP to be part of this year’s MAGIC mentoring program — we will be matching mentees with mentors later this month (Sept!). This applies to ALL mentees and mentors – so even if you were part of the program in past years, please fill out the form to indicate […]
- Orientation session recording available!Here is a recording of general information about applying to PhD programs in Psychology/ Cognitive Science/ related areas. There are also lots of other resources on applying to grad school available on our resources page!
Interested in the HHMI Gilliam fellowship? This super informative video from my friend and Gilliam fellow Lillian Horin is a must-watch. It talks about how to win the fellowship, even with the application changes this year!
The Language and Cognition program at UConn is recruiting students to join our PhD program in Fall, 2024! Apply by Dec 1, 2023 to join our fantastic group!
You can contact a potential faculty advisor and explore the program here: Please RT!
Out now in @CellCellPress!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.029
Historically marginalized student representation drastically drops from undergrad to grad school.
Are underrepresented students unqualified? Or are grad school admissions unnecessarily confusing, costly, & gatekeeping?
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Materials from our preview day (including SOP green/red flags and statements from current USC psych PhD students) are now available!
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@PsychinOut
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