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To you, someone interested in the Society of Women Engineers:

The purpose of this post is to explain to you why becoming a collegiate member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an excellent idea. (Click here to become a member NOW!)

As a collegiate member of SWE, you are given access to a wealth of resources and opportunities at the University of Washington, the entire Society, and beyond. You will be a part of a community that prepares you for success as an engineer. Some of the many benefits are:

• Scholarship eligibility
• SWE Career Center access
• Networking and leadership opportunities
• Peers and mentors
• Free Professional Development seminars
• SWE Magazine subscription
• Kaplan discount

Scholarships

• Scholarships are available for all collegiate members: freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students
• $540,000 was disbursed in 2011
• Individual scholarships range from $1,000 to $20,000

SWE Career Center

• Online search database for internships and full time employment is only accessible by SWE collegiate members
• Access to career planning tools

Networking and Leadership

• Opportunity to attend SWE National Conference and Region
• Conference
• Large career fairs at the conferences
• Presentations on leadership, engineering, careers, etc.
• Evening with Industry career fair at UW
• First 30 minutes for SWE collegiate members only

Peers and Mentors

• Meetings with other women engineering students- an opportunity to make friends and study groups
• Mentorship program with the PNW professional chapter

Professional Development Seminars

• 60 min seminars that cost $49 for non-members, $0 for members
• Topics:
• Governanc
• Leadership, Management and Strategy
• Career Development and Work/Life Balance

Kaplan

• 10% off any SAT, ACT, PCAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT or PCAT preparation class, Live Online class, premium online product, tutoring or admissions consulting package

All of this and more can benefit you for only $20 per year!

• CLICK HERE to go straight to the online application.
• Freshmen and sophomores: Choose the Collegiate to Career (C2C) option. One $50 payment (instead of multiple $20 payments) gives you collegiate membership throughout your collegiate years and one year of professional membership.
• CLICK HERE to renew your membership for this academic year.
• If you paid membership last year, you still need to renew if you do not have the “Collegiate to Career” membership.
• CLICK HERE if you still need more information.

If you pay your membership fee and attend one event held by UW SWE, you will receive a free UW SWE T-shirt!

Please join ASAP so you can get the most out of SWE!