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Mentee Guide

This guide is for accepted mentees. If you are an applicant, read our Applicant Guide.

Post-Announcement

Program acceptance announcements have been made and you’ve been selected! Congratulations! Here’s what we expect you to do before the program period officially starts:

  • Continue to refine your project plan and timeline with your mentors.
  • Define communication channels and set up a weekly check-in with your mentor.
  • Set up your computer and development environment.
  • Read through our Team Guide and familiarize yourself with our workflow and development process.
  • Introduce yourself to core team.

Program Period

Once the program starts, here’s what we expect of you:

  • Work 30-40 hours per week (or agree on a different plan with your mentor ahead of time).
  • Push code to GitHub frequently. Commit early and often.
  • Be available on Matrix whenever you are working.
  • Attend your weekly check-in with your mentor and any other meetings.
  • Be proactive about asking for help, especially when you’re stuck.
  • Ensure that you’re on track to delivering your project at the end of the work period. If you’re not on track, talk with your mentor to come up with a new plan for the project well before the deadline.
  • Let your mentor and the organization admins know when you are going to be unavailable. If something sudden comes up, let us know.