We’re thrilled that so many mentees signed up to join!
With so many to match, the process is taking a little extra time—thank you for your enthusiasm and patience!
Author: Eiling Yee
Deadline extended! Sign up by Friday, Sept 5 to be matched with a mentor in mid-September.
MAGIC is welcoming new mentees and mentors for the 2025-2026 cycle! Sign up at the “Join” tab above!
Our first round of 2024 “Formal” (one-on-one) matches are out!
Everyone who requested a formal (one-on-one) match by October 4th should now have received a response! And signups remain open! We will continue to create formal matches throughout the fall (at least) on a rolling basis. Since this is application season, we’ll aim to get the next round out within 2 weeks.
AND stay tuned for more information about drop-in (ad-hoc) mentoring via the MAGIC website. With drop-in mentoring, mentees will also be able to reach out directly to other MAGIC mentors for advice – coming soon!
To get a MAGIC mentor by Oct 7, sign-up (~3min) by Wed, Oct 2!
We are preparing to create our initial round of mentee-mentor matches for 2024-2025 at the end of this week! If you would like to be matched with a mentor in this first round, and you have not yet signed up, please fill out this brief sign-up form (~3 min) by this Wednesday, October 2nd. Matches will be sent out on October 7th. (We anticipate a subsequent round of matching for later signups.)
MAGIC now accepting mentee signups!
Sign up here (3 min form) ASAP to be part of this year’s MAGIC mentoring program — we will be matching mentees with mentors at the end of September!
We’re re-tweeting PhD positions & Research Assistant jobs on X!
If you’re looking for PhD openings or a paid research assistant position – many are being posted on X (Twitter)! We are re-tweeting as many as we can find in Psychology and related areas, so follow us at @MAGIC_Mentoring!
Follow us on X(Twitter) for Research Assistant job posts!
Spring/early summer is when many labs advertise paid, full-time research assistant jobs, and we’re collecting as many ads as we can find on X (Twitter). So if you’re looking for a research assistant job, follow @MAGIC_Mentoring!
(The plugin on this website does not update regularly, so go to X/Twitter for the latest info)
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 also be able to reach out directly to other MAGIC mentors for advice – coming soon!
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!
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 your interest in continuing to be in the program!