Anonymous
07/26/2025 15:33
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
"ask" as a bonus more embarrassing than the school email.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 15:32
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
It's weird that you can't figure out how to set up your own email account after a college degree and 10-20 years.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 15:27
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Anonymous wrote:It’s pretentious. The only person I know who does this went to Yale and I roll my eyes every time I see it. She’s been out of there for decades.
Yalie here who also does this. It's not my main email, but looks more professional and better than a gmail account. First name, last name @ [yale alumni domain]. Doubt she's being pretentious.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 15:21
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
It’s fine. My friend still uses her Yale address even though she graduated 20 years ago. I really don’t think people care that much.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 15:19
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
A decade ago? I would have side use your .edu alumni address because Gmail looks unprofessional.
Today? Use your Gmail for sure.
Today? Use your Gmail for sure.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 14:58
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Pretentious. Use gmail or iCloud or similar. Not yahoo, not Hotmail, not AOL.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 14:53
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Gmail is best. An .edu would only be. better than AOL.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 14:50
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Anonymous wrote:MIT has the Infinite Connection @alum.mit.edu maybe other schools do similar.
Having alum in your email used for professional purposes would be even worse.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 14:31
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
MIT has the Infinite Connection @alum.mit.edu maybe other schools do similar.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 14:14
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
It’s pretentious. The only person I know who does this went to Yale and I roll my eyes every time I see it. She’s been out of there for decades.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 14:12
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
The university I work for shuts off access to those student accounts after three semesters. I’ve known students to lose quite a bit of information because they didn’t migrate anything.
Just use your gmail account.
Just use your gmail account.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 12:38
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Anything more than 3 months post grad makes you look lazy and incompetent.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 12:36
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Anonymous wrote:I go to Georgetown and still use my georgetown email for all correspondences.
Go currently, or went? How many years post grad? OP here.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 12:34
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
I go to Georgetown and still use my georgetown email for all correspondences.
Anonymous
07/26/2025 12:29
Subject: Honest Ask | What do you think about using academic (.edu) email addresses post-graduation?
Honest question –
If sending introductions (i.e. cold introductions to potential collaborators or hiring managers), what are your thoughts of continued use of academic email addresses? For example, these are not @alumni.institution.edu; but directly, @institution.edu.
Example:
jes2982@columbia.edu
john.smith@yale.edu
Asking as someone 10 years post college and graduate school, but embarking in a career shift and trying to determine whether it seems silly or will be helpful. It isn't necessarily the two institutions above, but HYPSM. Otherwise, my email would simply be (as an example):
john.k.smith@gmail.com
Also – Any thoughts on this in international contexts? Pivoting from finance to creative fields, and US graduate degrees remain highly prestigious abroad, despite changes in the current administration. This is for Latin America and Europe.
Grateful for any thoughts on this! The world is crazy – and one has to use whatever resources they have, when they can, as they can...
If sending introductions (i.e. cold introductions to potential collaborators or hiring managers), what are your thoughts of continued use of academic email addresses? For example, these are not @alumni.institution.edu; but directly, @institution.edu.
Example:
jes2982@columbia.edu
john.smith@yale.edu
Asking as someone 10 years post college and graduate school, but embarking in a career shift and trying to determine whether it seems silly or will be helpful. It isn't necessarily the two institutions above, but HYPSM. Otherwise, my email would simply be (as an example):
john.k.smith@gmail.com
Also – Any thoughts on this in international contexts? Pivoting from finance to creative fields, and US graduate degrees remain highly prestigious abroad, despite changes in the current administration. This is for Latin America and Europe.
Grateful for any thoughts on this! The world is crazy – and one has to use whatever resources they have, when they can, as they can...