Life After Bryn Mawr Open Session Poster
Life After Bryn Mawr is holding open sessions for any and all graduating seniors! Members of the LABM Committee will be there to answer any questions you have about post-grad life and will have resources about a variety of topics, including:
As we rapidly approach the end of the semester, here are the events we will be holding during Senior Week 2017. Stop by any of these events to learn about particular topics that may apply to your life after Bryn Mawr!
Can you pay my bills? Budgeting & basic financial mindfulness after BMC
Dorothy Vernon Room, New Dorm Dining Hall
12-1PM
May 8
“Can you pay my bills? Budgeting & financial mindfulness after BMC” will explore how to proactively think about your finances after graduating, including how to budget within your salary, how to save money, how to assess spending priorities etc. The content of this session will primarily come from first person experience, shared by current young staff members, as well as tried and true best practice tips. We will also be providing you with online resources to peruse as you start to piece together what your post-grad spending will look like.
Life After the Meal Plan
Dorothy Vernon Room, New Dorm Dining Hall
12-1PM
May 9
Bryn Mawr College Dining Services Assistant Director, Richard Clow, will provide tips on how to equip your kitchen, resources for cookbooks and healthy eating on a budget!
This week, we have a guest post from a 2014 graduate, Amanda Beardall! After Amanda graduated, she went on to serve as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member in Philadelphia, PA. She writes about her experience living at a poverty line salary and how she learned to budget for food. We hope to have posts each week so please send your submissions to bmclifehacks@gmail.com if this is something you’re interested in!
During the Volunteer Summit weekend on October 2-3, 2015, Mawrters past were asked: “What are three things you wish you knew before graduating?” We received some wonderful words of wisdom, so click here to check them out!
Having handwritten notes from alumnae/i is really special and we are sure current Bryn Mawr seniors and other recent graduates will appreciate them. Here are several options for how to do this:
Click on the image to download and print your postcard!
“Rather than making up a budget, take really good notes about expenses in your first six months, then evaluate your capacity from there.”
“Don’t be afraid to cook larger meals than what you can eat – use your freezer to stock up!
“Men feel threatened by smart women and we need to LEARN how to operate in male professions.” (#1)
“The world didn’t have the honor system – ‘trust but verify’ everything.”
“The more BMC friends you learn here with, the bigger the army will be when you get in trouble because of #1 above.”
“Go to alumnae events in your town, find alumnae of all ages wherever you travel – they will always welcome you.”
“Your GPA is irrelevant, being a Bryn Mawr alumna is what you’ll be known as, embrace it for the great life it will bring you.”
“You don’t have to love or like your first job.”
“Living with a roommate is a great way to not be lonely! Plus it’s easier to figure out bills/life.” “People who didn’t go to BMC may not understand your relationship with your alma mater. That’s okay!”
“There’s no shame in living with your parents.” <- “Real!”
“Be adventurous and take risks.”
“You don’t need to have it all figured out.”
“You are brilliant and have earned an education that will serve you exceptionally well in everything you do.”
“Have internships/externships starting freshman year.
“Work first after college not grad school.”
“Companies will pay employees to go to grad school.”
“Start cultivating professional relationships beginning in freshman yr thru LinkedIn.”
“Alumnae will go out of their way to help you – find them via any means and reach out.” Hannah Smith
“How much intelligence there is in the body – there’s much more than the mental plane!” Sara Synder 1986