1. Skip class with your closest friends one day!
Unless you’re chronically missing college, you can afford to go on an epic adventure that none of you will ever forget.
2. If you don’t exercise, start it!
College freshman traditionally gain 15 pounds, so it’s a good idea to begin a workout regimen now to help you stay fit when you’re pulling all nighters and eating too much pizza.
3. Prom night!
Yes, proms can be cheesy (and aren’t nearly as popular as they once were), but many adults regret having not gone to theirs. If you want to go, forget what others may think, and go.
4. Attend a school event you normally wouldn’t!
There’s a whole lot more going on at your college than you realize. Before you leave it for good check out a game, musical performance, or play.
5. Do a senior prank!
Have fun, but don’t be destructive or go beyond what is expected. Getting expelled (or even - gasp - arrested) is a really dumb idea a few weeks from graduation.
6. Tell the teachers who meant something to you just that!
Good teachers want nothing more than to know they’ve made a difference in their students’ lives. If a teacher made a difference in yours, let them know.
7. Get their contact info, too!
Most of your classmates will be easy to reach online after college, but teachers aren’t always as accessible. If you want to stay in touch, ask for their email address. They may come in handy as a graduate college reference one day.
8. Take a video of walking from one class to the next!
It may seem mundane now, but some day, when college is just a memory, being able to re-live the steps you took from one class to the next will blow your mind.
9. Make an audio recording of your friends!
Hit “record” on the voice memo app on your cell phone, then set it aside and chat as you normally do. One day you’ll cherish this recording because it’ll remind you of how you and your friends really were (and how close you were, too).
10. Make a playlist of songs that you played the most!
Listening to this in the future will take you back faster than a time machine.
11. Make a time capsule!
You may be tempted to throw out the loose papers in your backpack, but hard as it may be to believe, one day you’ll love seeing them. Put them (and other items from your high school life) in a box marked “Don’t Open Until…” You’ll be glad you did.
12. Take a great photo of you and your family!
The opportunities to take family photos get rarer and rarer as time goes on, so make an effort to get one now.
13. Also snap one with your friends!
Not to be a bummer, but once college ends all of your friends may never be in one place at the same time again. Savor your time together, and get that shot.
14. Make a list of the best and worst things about your college!
Looking back it’s all too easy to remember collegel as either “all good” or “all bad.” Take a little time to write down what you really think about the experience (both the good & the bad) so that in the future you’ll remember it as it really was.
15. Catch up with a friend you drifted away from!
Many friends drift apart in collegel as they find new social groups. If there’s someone you drifted apart from, spend a few minutes asking them about their plans for the future. You’ll both appreciate the closure this brings.
16. Prepare something to write in yearbooks!
You’re going to be signing a lot of yearbooks, so it’s a good idea think of something meaningful to write. If you don’t, people will pull out their yearbook in 21 years to see you wrote, “U R Cool. Have a great summer!”
17. Eat in the cafeteria one last time!
Cafeteria food isn’t always the best, but it’s worth soaking up the sights, sounds, and (sometimes) underwhelming flavors of the lunchtime experience one last time.
18. Stand up for yourself!
Did someone bully you or treat you poorly? Now is the time to tell them you didn’t appreciate it. It may be scary to do, but you’ll be glad you did it so you can leave these hurt feelings in the past.
19. Tell a crush you like them!
When you’re older you will regret the chances you didn’t take far more than the ones you did. Besides, what do you have to lose? If they blow you off you won’t have to see them ever again once college is out.
20. Print out photos you took and put them in an album!
For all of the photos we take these days with our cell phones and digital cameras, very few get printed out. It may be old fashioned, but a photo album will be a valued keepsake one day.
21. Make a plan for the summer and beyond!
It’s easy to feel a little lost once college ends, but if you’ve made a plan for the future you’ll still have direction.
22. Be proud of yourself!
Regardless of whether you loved or hated college, you did it. You’re on to the next phase of your life and should feel proud of what you accomplished.
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