Anonymous wrote:Within my big tech company, the top SLAC I attended has an alumni group. We've volunteered together a couple of times and help with networking for each other and students within the company.

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Anonymous wrote:Wellesley College network has helped me with so many things from career assistance:
My first internship was a recommendation from an alum.
My first job was a recommendation from an alum.
First time I had to negotiate stock options and compensation for a VP level job, I used advice from a Wellesley message board to dramatically increase how much I was paid.


The alumnae network also has helped me parent:
I hired a nanny recommended by an alum.
When one of my kids was sick in the middle of the night, and I was awaiting a call back from the pediatrician, a pediatric nurse on a Wellesley parenting message board correctly diagnosed it as appendicitis and suggested I take her to the ER. I was in the hospital parking lot by the time my pediatrician called back and suggested the exact same thing.


And even small little stuff like my favorite sweater is from a suggestion from the Wellesley fashion and clothing message board, and visiting restaurants or activities recommended by alums while on trips.

Wellesley network is unlike anything I've seen from any colleges that my friends or family have attended. It's a force!

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I have to agree. My friends and family who attended Wellesley are so supportive of each other - IMO, far moreso than women, in general. It is encouraging to see.

+2. I tap into the Wellesley alumnae network daily. There are groups for everything: a writer’s group, middle age progressions, raising kids, dealing with parent aging and death, etc. I’ve personally done many informational interviews for current students, hosted students or recent grads in my home when they were coming into town for interviews, and more. I feel the college growing even more important in my life as I age and feel it is a rock solid part of support system.

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Anonymous wrote:It is only good if you know how to use it. Unfortunately, most people have no idea. Opportunities are everywhere if you know how to leverage them. I attended UNC Chapel Hill with a Pell grant and Financial Aid from a low income family. I had no idea what to study in college because no one was around to guide me. Fortunately, I taught myself music at a very young age and became very good at it. My college roomate came from a very wealthy family and I taught him how to play guitar to impress girls and it worked. We became very close and he invited me to his family events, and his father became my mentor. I got a very good job after graduation from my roommate's father. I am now making more money than I know what to do with it. Opportunities are everywhere, you just have to look for them.

Sucking up to rich people is not the normal way

Anonymous wrote:It is only good if you know how to use it. Unfortunately, most people have no idea. Opportunities are everywhere if you know how to leverage them. I attended UNC Chapel Hill with a Pell grant and Financial Aid from a low income family. I had no idea what to study in college because no one was around to guide me. Fortunately, I taught myself music at a very young age and became very good at it. My college roomate came from a very wealthy family and I taught him how to play guitar to impress girls and it worked. We became very close and he invited me to his family events, and his father became my mentor. I got a very good job after graduation from my roommate's father. I am now making more money than I know what to do with it. Opportunities are everywhere, you just have to look for them.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wellesley College network has helped me with so many things from career assistance:
My first internship was a recommendation from an alum.
My first job was a recommendation from an alum.
First time I had to negotiate stock options and compensation for a VP level job, I used advice from a Wellesley message board to dramatically increase how much I was paid.


The alumnae network also has helped me parent:
I hired a nanny recommended by an alum.
When one of my kids was sick in the middle of the night, and I was awaiting a call back from the pediatrician, a pediatric nurse on a Wellesley parenting message board correctly diagnosed it as appendicitis and suggested I take her to the ER. I was in the hospital parking lot by the time my pediatrician called back and suggested the exact same thing.


And even small little stuff like my favorite sweater is from a suggestion from the Wellesley fashion and clothing message board, and visiting restaurants or activities recommended by alums while on trips.

Wellesley network is unlike anything I've seen from any colleges that my friends or family have attended. It's a force!

+1

I have to agree. My friends and family who attended Wellesley are so supportive of each other - IMO, far moreso than women, in general. It is encouraging to see.

+2. I tap into the Wellesley alumnae network daily. There are groups for everything: a writer’s group, middle age progressions, raising kids, dealing with parent aging and death, etc. I’ve personally done many informational interviews for current students, hosted students or recent grads in my home when they were coming into town for interviews, and more. I feel the college growing even more important in my life as I age and feel it is a rock solid part of support system.

It sounds like a version of DCUM, from all of the people describing it.