Mentor Signup for MIT EECS GAAP (2022-23)
The Graduate Application Assistance Program (GAAP) is a student-run initiative offered by PhD students in the MIT EECS department. We pair eligible underrepresented applicants with current student volunteers, who mentor them 1:1 through the graduate application process, meeting periodically with applicants all the way up to the deadline.

We invite you to volunteer as a Mentor for fall 2022! For just a couple of hours of time commitment, you can make a lasting and life-changing positive impact on a young researcher's career. It's also a special opportunity to gain valuable mentoring experience, which is an important part of any academic or industry CV. All current MIT EECS graduate students are eligible to mentor. (We will provide you with mentoring resources so that all volunteers know what the department is looking for and are equipped with the tools to improve applications!)

Mentors should be available to work with their mentee(s) over the period Sept 15 - Dec 1.

Questions? Email us at: eecsgaap@mit.edu
Website: https://eecs-gaap.mit.edu

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Full name *
MIT Email address *
Preferred email address (if different from MIT email address)
Phone number (optional)
What is your relationship with MIT EECS? *
Are you currently committed to being a part of the department's formal EECS graduate application process (ex. reading applications, talking to applicants, recommending applicants...)?

Students involved in admissions in any official capacity are NOT eligible to be GAAP mentors.
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Lab *
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Who is your PI(s)?
Please list their full name and MIT email.

(for example,  "Tomás Palacios - tpalacios@mit.edu") 
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How many students would you like to mentor?

(Each student will take ~5 hours over the course of the semester)
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What other institutions have you attended (for undergrad, masters, etc.)?

Please list the name and official website url

(for example: MIT - https://web.mit.edu/, Harvard University - https://www.harvard.edu/, etc.)

(We may use this information to help match you with your mentee.)
What research area are you in? (Please select all that apply.)

(We may use this information to help match you with your mentee.)
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Did you work full time at any point before applying to MIT EECS?

(We may use this information to help match you with your mentee.)
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GAAP assists underrepresented students belonging to at least one of our 6 pre-defined categories (low income, first generation, URM, gender minority, LGBTQIA+, and students with disabilities). If you prefer to support students who identify in a particular way within these categories, please let us know, and indicate how heavily each identity preference should be considered when matching you. Examples:  e.g., “Hispanic (slight preference)” or “First generation (strong preference)” or “Black (strong preference), woman (slight preference)”  We strive to respect mentor preferences as often as possible, because your investment in and connection to your mentees improves the experience for everyone! Unfortunately, we cannot offer any guarantees.
Note: All mentees are asked about whether we can use their demographic information during the matching process; only those who have opted in will be considered on these criteria. If you do not provide any preferences here, no identity information will be considered in your potential matches.

Note: These identity criteria are one of many factors (research area, PI overlap, shared experiences) that are used when matching mentors/mentees.
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