Apprenticing many of whom are first-generation college students, our faculty have helped countless students visualize their own professional goals. Considerable research shows that improving equitable access to norms, soft skills, and informal knowledge via mentoring relationships are effective ways of improving parity in career trajectories. Applying to graduate or professional school is becoming an increasingly common expectation and, in some cases, a requirement for certain career fields. Writing a personal statement and completing the application process is a time consuming and not always intuitive process. The skills needed to write a grant proposal and conduct independent research, with a good chance of success, are usually taught informally and by a mentor.