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Life After Bryn Mawr Senior Week 2017 Events!

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!

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Apartments, Roommates, Landlords: Finding Housing after BMC Panel Recap

At our most recent Life After Bryn Mawr event on April 10th, members of the Life After Bryn Mawr Committee (Rachel Heiser, Jancy Munguia ’14 and Palak Bhandari ’16) and Cruz Arroyo, Administrative Assistant in LILAC, discussed the basics of navigating housing after Bryn Mawr.

For those of you that may have missed this session, we will be planning to hold a second session during Senior Week 2017. Below is a compilation of some of the important takeaways from this session.

Key People to know about when finding housing

When finding housing, it is important to know the different people you may come into contact with throughout the search process and while you are renting a property.

Realtor – Essentially the person that helps to generate interest in a property and connects two parties; after finding housing, you may not interact with a realtor as frequently, if at all.

Landlord/Property Manager – The person who arranges the lease agreement, takes care of daily needs at the property and is the go-to person for maintenance needs

Property Owner – The person who actually owns the building and land that the property is on.

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“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!”