Making graduate school more
Dear Future Colleague is an online platform that provides recruitment opportunities, mentorship, and application resources for underrepresented graduate school applicants — including people of color, individuals from a lower socioeconomic status, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
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Connect with graduate school recruiters or get found!
We have relationships with top graduate programs around the country who are actively committed to fostering greater equity, diversity, belonging, and justice within their institutions. Through DFC, you will gain direct access to recruiters, exclusive information, fee waivers, and scholarships.
Get paired for a 3-month mentorship relationship
Mentorship pairing is based on preferences and needs of the prospective graduate student and the skillsets of the mentor. The different areas of support include:
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General Grad School Advice
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Admissions Tests Advice
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Personal/Diversity Statement Support
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Interview Preparation
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Scholarship & Funding Advice
Search master's and doctoral degrees that fit your career goals
Finding a degree that aligns with your passions and goals can be overwhelming. On DFC, you can use key words to search our database of over 600+ master's, doctoral, and certificate programs. You will find application deadlines, requirements, and funding opportunities.
Join an inclusive community of professionals from different industries
Join an inclusive community of professionals from different industries
Continuing to cultivate a robust network is essential for educational and career mobility. DFC allows you to engage the entire community at once or search profiles to connect with others around the nation who are in similar or different fields but on the same path to leadership roles through graduate-level education.
KEY FEATURES
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Get matched with mentors
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Share news and success stories on the Community Feed
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Grow your network by connecting with peers
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Learn about 600+ master's and doctoral degree programs
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Direct message graduate school admissions representatives
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Search job board
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Find application resources
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WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING
Our Testimonials
"DFC has been a game changer. My mentor was amazing. She made me realize that I could get through the application process, and she also helped make it less stressful." Sannicks was accepted into seven schools — including the University of Michigan, where she is now attending.
KAMRYN SANNICKS
ACCEPTED INTO UMICH JD PROGRAM
"My DFC mentor was very helpful in this process, -- probably more than my faculty advisor.” Iesha-LaShay says her Truman application experience would definitely have been different without DFC. For example, DFC arranged mock interviews with past Truman Scholars, which allowed her to practice and get feedback from people who successfully went through the process in the past.
