Junior Mentees

Last year was fun and this year, we’re focusing! Junior year is a huge leap for many students, because everything counts: your grades, your test scores, and your extracurriculars. Good thing you made a plan last year!

Special Announcements

**Find grade specific announcements here

Find Full Session Dates and Locations Here

Session Slide Decks

Week 1: Junior Kickoff
Week 2: My Values in Action
Week 3: My Evolving Identity

San Francisco Room Assignments

  • Math First 10am - 11am

    • Brian Li

    • Carly Mao

    • Chloe Chow

    • Fatima Alabsi

    • Joanna Wang

    • Marcus Lee

    • Sharon Huang

    • Steven Zhang

    • Tiffany Wang

  • R&W First 10am - 11am

    • Alexis Chan

    • Boi Loc

    • Chloe Zheng

    • Christopher Yao

    • Cody man fai Lee

    • Dwayne Widjaja

    • Maiki Valdez

    • Evien Chen

    • Yuki Wen

  • 12:30pm - 2:30pm

    All start together in room

San Jose Room Assignments

  • Math First 10am - 11am

    • Angie You

    • Stefaniya Posokhina

    • JP Ratuita

    • Angella Dinh

  • R&W First 10am - 11am

    • Monica Munoz Bello

    • Grace Kim

    • Ivy Valencia Ye

    • Elisa Nguyen

  • 12:30pm - 2:30pm

    All start together in room

SAT Prep

Most students are intimidated by the SAT and ACT. The goal of the Junior test prep program is to give you opportunities to practice Math, Science, Verbal and Reading/Writing concepts to make you more familiar with the test content. This preparation will culminate in final completion of the SAT in April/May.

10am - 12pm

College Prep Mentorship

As Juniors, our mentees move on to deepen their leadership skills and college exploration. Goals include learning more in depth about various types of colleges, charting which colleges are the best match for you, and further developing your voice.

12:30pm - 2:30pm

MMBay Junior Year Goals

Goal 1: Foster a relationship between mentors and mentees and a sense of community within each Team

Goal 2: Utilize Summer Program application process as self-discovery and preparation for college

Goal 3: Work to develop MMBay key skill sets 

Goal 4: Widen geographic and financial boundaries of college search through exposure to diverse campuses and financial aid opportunities

Goal 5 (test prep): a. Review content covered on test based on performance  b. Build test-taking skills

Goal 6 (Writing): a. Develop awareness & skills related to test prep essay writing b. Develop sense of empowerment in using voice in college application process

Summer Programs

See JSE Overview

Get excited—this is where you get to really advocate for yourself and make a pitch about how you want to spend your summer. We’ll support you in exploring and figuring out which summer experiences are right for you, but ultimately, we want to know you want it! Contact the summer experiences team for help at summer@mindsmatterbay.org

  • Click on this [document] to learn what MMbay will reimburse you for as well as how to submit a reimbursement

  • Submit your reimbursement requests [ Here ]

  • Please login to [ Overgrad here ] and and access all resources for your college application journey.

  • QuestBridge is a national nonprofit that connects high-achieving, low-income students with full four-year scholarships to top colleges through its National College Match program. Matched students receive a full ride tuition, room, board, and fees with no loans required. Deadline is October 1st, 2026

  • Posse is a national college access and leadership program that identifies talented students and sends them in "posses" of 10 to top partner colleges on full-tuition scholarships. Posse Scholars receive pre-collegiate training and ongoing mentorship throughout college, with a strong focus on leadership development and building community on campus.

    • Must be nominated by a teacher, counselor or CBO during their first semester of senior year

    • Must show strong leadership skills

    • Must commit to attend a Posse partner college or univeristy

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