Real World for Recent Grads


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Based on the beloved senior spring event series held over the past several years, Real World for Recent Grads brings together recent grad Harvard College alums to learn from each other and discuss relevant “real world” topics like careers, finance, life, and everything in between. This virtual event series is hosted by class leaders in partnership with the Harvard Alumni Association.

Recordings of past events are available to view below and on YouTube, as well as resources related to these topics that recent graduates shared. This page will be updated as additional sessions are held on new topics. 

Financial and Retirement Planning

Recorded March 28, 2023. Featuring Weishen Mead AB ’13, Edgar Carrero AB ’19, Elisabeth Dewailly AB ’15, and Menatallah Bahnasy AB ’22.

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Work-Life Balance

Recorded April 24, 2023. Featuring Athena Bowe AB ’15, Terzah Hill AB ’20, Denise Kwong AB ’19, and Shivani Aggarwal AB ’21.

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Volunteering and Hobbies

Recorded June 22, 2023. Featuring Charlotte Horton AB ’13, Emily Spector AB ’21, Jane Labanowski AB ’17, Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski AB ’18, and John Prince AB ’13.

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Graduate School

Recorded January 17, 2024. Featuring YG Ohashi AB ’21, Ben Schafer AB ’19, Sina Sadeghzadeh AB ’21, Liz Hoveland AB ’22, Gabriela Rivero AB ’21, Jake Stepansky AB ’17, EdM ’21, and Athena Ye AB ’23.

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Changing Jobs and Industries

Recorded February 20, 2024. Featuring Nini Ren AB ’16, Caroline Davis AB ’14, Fatou Fall AB ’14, Jenny Le AB ’14, Alice Zhao AB ’14, Jaquell Sneed-Adams AB ’14, and Jarrod Wetzel-Brown AB ’17.

Homebuying

Recorded April 30, 2024. Featuring Cody Dean AB ’14, Simone Abegunrin AB ’18, Elizabeth Alvarado Linares AB ’16, Sinclaire Hamilton AB ’17, Viroopa Volla AB ’14, MBA ’19, JD ’21, Jordan Kruguer AB ’21, Josh Hawkins AB ’18, Olivia Novick AB ’17, Riya Patel AB ’17, Todd Preston AB ’16, Jenna Louie AB ’14, and Eric Cheng AB ’20.