Tips for Seniors
The Junior Senior Advising Centers have prepared brief
and informative “tip sheets” for the convenience
of CC and SEAS seniors.
Careers
Off the Beaten Path – Learn about non-traditional
post-graduation options
Commuting
in and Around NYC – Methods and costs of
transportation in the NYC area
Connecting-U
to Faculty - How to connect to faculty for recommendations
and more...
Dealing
with Debt – Do you have school loans to
pay off, or credit debt? Get out of debt and stay
out!
Life
Skills Checklist – Are you prepared for
life after college?
Graduate
School Tips – Includes three tip sheets
for those planning to go to graduate school: “Is
it right for me?,” “Choosing and applying,”
and “Helpful resources.”
Health
Care: Insurance Options – Information on
how to get health insurance coverage for job-hunting
recent graduates
Health
Care: Choosing a Doctor – Once you have
a health insurance plan, find out what to consider
when choosing a doctor
Money
Matters: A Guide to Budgeting – They take
HOW much out for taxes? Find out what comes out of
paychecks
Staying
Connected: Keeping in Contact – Stay in
touch with Columbia and other alumni through the e-community,
e-mail forwarding and other services
Staying
Connected: Services for Graduate and Professional
School, and Career Development – Information
on pre-professional advising, graduate school recommendation
services, career counseling, and ordering transcripts
Tips
on Apartment Hunting Tips– Helpful suggestions
on how to go about finding the ever-elusive NYC apartment
In addition, the First Year Sophomore Academic Advising Center has
created helpful fact
sheets that provide detailed information on specific academic policies and procedures.
More Information
Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your
Twenties and Thirties, by Beth Kobliner
Debt-Free by 30: Practical Advice for the Young,
Broke, and Upwardly Mobile, by Jason Anthony and
Karl Cluck
For additional helpful information about job searching,
help with resumes/cover letters, and interview tips,
check out Barnard
College Career Development fact sheets
Ideas?
Ideas for other tip sheets not listed here should
be submitted to JSAC@columbia.edu.
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