My Nonprofit Reviews

As a junior, it was important to me to be able to engage in different extracurriculars to learn more about potential majors and careers. When Ira Pramanick, founder of MAGIC, presented me with the opportunity to learn more about the topics i’m interested in, while simultaneously learning how to code, I was more than happy to participate in the MAGIC program. I learned how to develop my own website, style it how I wanted, learn different coding languages, use different technologies to host my website, meet with my mentor, and learn/reference the code. Having knowledge on how to code opens doors for me in fields related to STEM. It helped influence my decision to pursue a minor in Chemistry, while continuing to expand my knowledge on code. It was an amazing experience and where I was in charge of what I put in the website, what the website was about, and the different components of it; my mentor was just there for guidance. MAGIC gave me the exposure I needed, to learn more about STEM. As a woman of color, it was important for me to learn about different careers, majors, and fields, related to STEM, that I can study for in college. To me, it’s really important that young women are being exposed to STEM, because there are not a lot of women in STEM related careers. I would encourage other girls my age to join the MAGIC program! MAGIC had such a positive impact on me, and I hope that throughout the years, the number of participants increases because it is an opportunity of a lifetime.