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Life After College: Post-College Survival Techniques

Don’t worry: Life doesn’t go completely downhill after you leave college. But the first few years after you graduate can be pretty tough. To help alleviate the burden, scour the resources in this Life After College Web Guide. You’ll learn how to get a job, avoid getting a job, search for an apartment and make new friends. We’ve even got financial tips and (spoiler alert!) advice about how soon you need to start saving for retirement. The party is just getting started.

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Finding a Job After College

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How to Find an Apartment

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Financial Planning After College

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Applying to Graduate School and Finding Fellowships

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Social Life After College

Adjusting to college took a little work. But once you realized that your roommate could help you get dates, the 15 people who used your bathroom were also great friends and that nothing beats dining hall chicken fingers, you were cruising. Unfortunately, adjusting to life after college is a bit of a trickier process. In the sites below, find advice on how to jump-start your social life after college.

Insights for Social Life After College

You swore you’d never do it but actually, online dating is a great way to meet new people in a casual, safe setting. Test the waters with the findingDulcinea Dating Web Guide.

Once you get a date, or some friends, you’ll want to places to go with him/her/them. For ideas, turn to the findingDulcinea Nightlife Web Guide.

Top Sites for Social Life After College

To make new friends …

Meetup is probably the most comprehensive activity resource on the Web. There are thousands of new and old groups making plans to “meet up” in their city or town. Look for political groups, amateur sports leagues, writing groups, book clubs and hundreds more activities.

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Craigslist is a familiar site for most people who need an apartment, a roommate, a sofa, a date or a million other things. It’s also an excellent way to find groups via the community section, personals ads and forums. Craigslist is established in about as many places as Meetup, but is more limited in the number of groups. Still, many of the organizations that find members through Craigslist have been going strong for years.

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To find a partner for sporting activities …

Buddyup.com is a perfect solution for sports and recreation enthusiasts. Not only does the site make it easy to find partners for running, tennis and other activities, it matches people by skill level and “philosophy.” Users flesh out their profiles with specific information about their history in the sport, so you can “try before you buy,” so to speak.

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To find online communities …

Yuku helps you locate online communities that share your interests. Search for topics by tag and find forums around the Internet that are discussing them. Forums can be a great way to connect and bond with people, whether it’s over a band, a favorite sports team, a health issue or politics.

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