The Matched Advising Program for Sophomores (MAPS) is a year-long peer mentoring program that focuses on various aspects of navigating sophomore year at Brown. For the 2022-23 year, the program will offer:
- Matches between sophomore mentees and junior/senior mentors aligned with similar academic and personal interests.
- Facilitated conversation opportunities for the mentor/mentee pairs.
- Workshop on setting goals aligned with personal values.
- Workshop on how to choose a concentration.
- Opportunities to learn more about fellowship, internship, research experiences, and career exploration support at Brown.
- Discussions about other topics such as growth mindset and reflecting on meaning and purpose.
By pairing second-year students with upperclass student mentors for one-on-one and group-advising support, MAPS enables sophomores to feel better prepared to navigate concentration choices, career and research opportunities, "sophomore slump," and more.
Applications for 2023-24:
Mentee Application -- Due October 1, 2023, 11:59 pm ET
Mentor Application -- Due October 8, 2023, 11:59 pm ET
Advising Hours:
Have questions about MAPS? Looking for general peer advising? Visit the CRC homepage for our advising schedule during reading period and finals. You may also write with any questions to [email protected]!
MAPS Coordinators
The 2023-24 MAPS Co-Coordinators are Andrea Clark '24, Charles Nguyen '25, and Jacqueline Cho '24.
MAPS Learning Goals for Mentees:
- Increase comfort with accessing on-campus resources and articulating wants and needs from academic/advising relationships.
- Develop a meaningful mentoring relationship with an older student in order to gain knowledge and experience about navigating decisions and choices that arise in sophomore year and beyond.
- Think critically about choosing a concentration, exploring career paths, deepening engagement with learning, and making choices as a journey/growth process.
Questions/comments/suggestions?
Please email [email protected] and/or use this anonymous feedback form to let us know how we’re doing or to provide suggestions on how we can improve the program!