Senior year will be the best,” they said, and indeed it is.
We meet people from diverse walks of life. While some stick and some drift away, we will make memories with people that we will never forget.
Senior year will never come back, and it is important for us to make the most of it! Among the many things we will do this year, I have heard there are a few "Must Do's" for your last year of college.
So you’re almost at the end of the race and you have a great life plan ahead of you — or even a mediocre, safe and easy one. Senior year is the time to realize where your heart lies. How much of what you want can be actionable based on the knowledge you have attained over the last four years? How can you build on your strengths or weaknesses to grow into a successful person?
A big must do is trying to develop a skill, whether it’s in an existing hobby, specialization, subject or extracurricular. Make it one of your core strengths and achievements because once you’re out there in the real world, you need to have a selling point. That’s how the real world works. Own your talent!
Another Must Do for Senior Year is socializing! Smile and make a new friend. Be a person who people remember even five years down the line. Be the person your classmate would cross the road to say “hi” to after five years. Build your connections with people, get to know the ones you’ve thought were too uncool or too good for you. Let go of all the petty issues and judgment because at the end of the day, you all are bound by your Alma Mater.
Also, while you’re at it, try to develop the art of letting go of judging people. This will help you deal with the sudden exposure to multifaceted people in the real world.
Exercising is a HUGE bust do for senior year! You’re not only wiser and older, but also hitting the phase where your metabolism is likely to start slowing down. Try to develop a regular workout regime or find an outdoor sport, which can be easily pursued even after you graduate.
If followed regularly, an exercise routine will become a part of your daily life, and once you’ve graduated, We won’t find it so hard to follow a healthy lifestyle — something that is much needed for our generation.
The last must do for Senior Year...think big picture! You’re about to graduate, so try to come up with a plan, make a list of your goals and aspirations and know where you want to be in life. Even if you can’t get this one in black and white, meet people and talk to them. Meeting the right people, professors and alumni really enables you to understand things the internet won’t tell you.
Try to see the bigger picture in life and see where you want to be five years from now, maybe even ten years from now! Senior year is the perfect time to dwell on your aspirations, ambitions, and goals, and figure out that one spot where all three collide.
Remember, you’re about to enter an unfamiliar territory. No college paper or exam prepares us for what is after graduation, So take a breath and know that it will take you time to find yourself standing on both feet. Take your senior year as the time to reflect and incorporate habits and thoughts you would like to have as a part of your life in the years to come.
Having said that, don’t forget to let loose and have some fun! This is our last year as college kids so make memories and cherish it!
