Help! My College Email Is Expiring Soon – What Should I Do?

First things first, you need to start changing your email on all the websites and services where you've used your college email. It's super important to switch to a personal email as soon as you can. This is a good lesson in using personal emails for accounts instead of school emails.

You should back up any essential emails and contacts right away. Update all your accounts to a new email address before your college account shuts down. Time is of the essence here!

If it's just a regular college email, it's definitely not a scam. The college genuinely sent out a notification saying that accounts will be shut down after a certain period. If you use it for everything, it's best to switch to a personal email right away. Be proactive about it!

Many people have different email accounts for various uses. I personally have several that all forward to one inbox. I keep my personal email private and only use it for personal communication. I recommend getting a few different emails and set them up for specific purposes, so you're not reliant on one account.

Typically, college emails don't expire unless you're no longer enrolled. Now that you've graduated, your college might disable that email sooner than you think, so it's essential to act quickly. Start disconnecting that email from any accounts, and switch them over to a personal email address before the six-month deadline hits. Otherwise, those accounts might become permanently inaccessible.