“Maximising EAG value as a student” by Sam Robinson 🔸
0. Key Info TL;DR: Most students get <20% of the potential value of EAG due to poor/ insufficient preparation. Students should ideally spend 15-20 hours (4-6 absolute minimum) identifying career uncertainties, creating concrete options, setting SMART goals, then booking and prepping 15+ meetings around those goals. Epistemic status: This guidance is based on what has worked well for me in my ~5 EAG attendances as a student. I have 80% that ~80% students will benefit from following all the steps, but if you've spent 20+ minutes on a step and it's not proving valuable, you should move on! Rough draft caveat: I spent a total of 1.5hrs writing this: I wish I could polish and expand on my thinking more, but I wanted to post sufficiently before EAG so that people have the time to actually use it! 1. Motivation behind this doc If done right, time [...] ---Outline:(00:11) 0. Key Info(01:10) 1. Motivation behind this doc(02:04) 2. The Steps(02:25) 2.1. Identify uncertainties and make a best-guess (2-4hrs)(03:52) 2.2. Know what potential options you have for how to spend your time (1-2hrs)(04:38) 2.3. Create a skeleton of career options (1-2hrs)(05:07) 2.4. Create goals (1-2hrs)(06:06) 2.5. Send meeting requests (2-4hrs)(06:40) 2.6. Prep those meetings! (2-4hrs)(07:25) 3. Quick Tips for making the most of EAG(08:13) 4. Wrap-up the meetings, make plans, set deadlines (1-3hrs)--- First published: September 30th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/JogTnCmzEbJkYWjre/maximising-eag-value-as-a-student --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.