51 things to do before graduating
Deepak Mehta
Sales, Presales, Strategy Expert | IIMA | BITS Pilani | FRM? | PMx3 (Project, Product, Program Manager) | Writer | Wanderer
- Get good grades
- Secure a job you love
- Develop a professional network
- Help organize something - a fest, an industry event, a celebration
- Nurture an old hobby
- Initiate a new one
- Take (lots of) photographs
- Go on a romantic date
- Go on a non-romantic date
- Party through the night (just not a lot)
- Party through the day
- Plan a long road-trip (and stick to it)
- Talk to as many of your batchmates as possible, even the ones you are not really fond of
- Partake in the student-exchange program if there is one
- Visit your professors in their chamber, even if it is for generic advice
- Let your friends know you love them
- Cheer your college teams during competitions
- Jeer the opposition (but in a nice way)
- Do something out of your comfort zone
- Contest an election
- Spend a night at the library
- And another lying in the lawns gazing at the sky
- And dare one at a supposedly haunted establishment
- Experience LAN gaming
- Pull an elaborate, albeit harmless, prank
- Invite your parents/siblings over for a weekend (but not more)
- Crash a wedding or a party - bonus points if you can convince the people that you belong there
- Attend a class you are not enrolled in
- Opt for at least one language course
- Watch a horror movie alone
- And another with your friends
- Assign the most embarrassing nicknames to your closest pals
- Go pub-hopping
- Netflix marathon
- “Sleep, Netflix, LAN Gaming, and <insert your drug here>” decathlon
- Publish something - on your personal blog, in the college newsletter, or in/on a third-party publication
- Take a solitary walk around the campus
- Scream your heart out on a karaoke night
- Explore one of the “restricted” areas on campus
- Buy as much of the campus gear as possible - you will cherish it in the years to come
- Mentor a junior
- Stand up for what you believe in. Peacefully.
- Finalize a witty yearbook quote
- Cook a meal with your measly hostel amenities
- Send a personalized thank you note to everyone who has had an impact on your 3/4/5 years on the campus
- Don the weirdest attire possible to a class
- Embark on a treasure hunt
- Learn a musical instrument (or at least attempt to)
- Soak in the rain
- Witness a sunrise
- But don’t forget to have the time of your life while you are at it