🌸 ฅ՞•ﻌ•՞ฅ Hi girlies!

Another week, another day 💌

This week we’re sharing even more opportunities, so take advantage of them. We’ve welcomed so many new people into our community recently, and we’re excited to keep growing together.

We strive to break down gatekeeping — not just for opportunities, but for resources too — and bring everything into one place.

For those who don’t know, Girls on Campus started just 2.5 years ago when I was a junior in college. I was able to afford school through scholarships, and that experience pushed me to learn more about internships, opportunities, and how access to the right information can completely change your path.

Since graduating in May 2025 and now working in corporate finance, this platform continues to be a major priority for me. Girls on Campus is not just something I started — it’s something I’m committed to growing and building long-term.

Since then, we’ve been able to:

Apply to out scholarship that is closing this month:

We also launched our own scholarship with educations.com! No GPA requirement, no fee to enter. The Social Science Excellence Scholarship was created to support students pursuing degrees in sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science, economics, and social work. This collaboration combines the global reach of educations.com with the student-led community of Girls on Campus.

We are especially focused on applicants who show strong academic potential, leadership, and a desire to use their education to create positive change.

Amount: $1,500 (paid directly toward tuition or institutional fees).

Eligibility: Open to students worldwide who are applying to a program listed in the educations.com Social Science directory. Both U.S. and international students are welcome.

Apply Here: https://www.girlsoncampus.org/socialscienceexcellence

Make sure to check out the free resources section on our site — just scroll down a little for downloadable templates, guides, and more. if there’s another free resource you’d love for us to create, please comment or email us at [email protected].

and don’t skip the advice column this week — it’s all about how to think like a strategist when applying so your story stands out. 🌸

✨ Advice column ✨
The 4 Types of People You Should Network With

I hate the general typical advice “ you have to network” and most of the time they are just explaining how to converse and not actual network.

A conversation is just an exchange. You talk, they talk, maybe it is nice, maybe it ends there.

Networking is more intentional. It is not about speaking to the most people. It is about understanding who you are speaking to, why that relationship matters, and what kind of connection makes sense in that moment.

Not every person should be approached in the same way. That is where I think students get confused. They are often told generic advice like “put yourself out there” or “network with professionals,” but nobody really explains who to build with first.

In reality, there are different kinds of people in your network, and each one serves a different purpose.

First, there is someone at your level. This could be another student, another intern, or someone early in their career just like you. People overlook this group all the time, but they matter a lot. These are often the people growing alongside you. They may hear about opportunities before you do, share application tips, recommend programs, or become future coworkers later. Networking at your level is powerful because it is built on mutual growth, not hierarchy. → One of the most easiest “networking connections” you could ever form.

Second, there is someone near your age or stage, but with a little more experience (usually 3+ more professional experience more than you). Maybe they already did the internship you want. Maybe they just graduated. Maybe they were recently in your position and know what helped them stand out. This is one of the most useful groups to learn from because their advice is usually specific, recent, and actually usable to YOU. They still remember what it felt like to be figuring things out, so their insights tend to be more practical than broad.

Third, there is someone older or more established, with more power, influence, or perspective. This could be a professor, manager, recruiter, senior leader, or someone who has been in the field much longer than you. These relationships matter too, but students sometimes approach them too quickly without knowing what they want to ask or learn. You should only reach out if you truly need advice that almost no one else can give besides that person, if you have something thoughtful to offer in return, or if you are prepared to treat the connection like a real long-term relationship rather than a one-time ask.

For example, maybe they followed the exact career path you are trying to break into, so their insight would be unusually specific and valuable. Maybe you can offer something back by sharing student perspective, helping promote an event or initiative, making a useful introduction, sending a relevant resource, or supporting work they care about. And if this is someone you genuinely want in your circle long term, then that means giving the relationship real attention over time through thoughtful check-ins, updates, gratitude, and sometimes even coffee chats when appropriate.

A lot of students treat networking with senior people like a single message sent when they need something, but the strongest relationships usually are not built that way. They are built through consistency, intention, and the understanding that trust takes more than one interaction. A big part of the value is that, over time, these relationships can give you access to their broader network circle. That does not mean using people. It means building enough trust that they feel comfortable introducing you to others, mentioning your name in the right rooms, or helping you get closer to opportunities you would not have reached on your own.

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And then there is another truth people do not say enough: some of the most important people in your network are people you may never directly work with, and some are people you may never meet in person at all.

And then there is a fourth type, and honestly it is the weirdest one, but it is true: someone you may never directly work with and may rarely, if ever, meet in person.

Some of the most important people in your network can still shape your thinking, open your eyes to what is possible, or influence how you move, even from a distance.

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