100 Things Every College Student Should Do Before Graduating
Posted by Student Loan on January 24th, 2008 at 08:14pm
When it comes to the college experience, it’s quality, not quantity, that complications.
You’ll never be adept to relive your college years, so it’s important to not leave things undone.
Here are 100 things to do in college to make sure your experience will be unforbringtable and withgone regret.
There’s no crystal ball, but it helps to look to the future…
1. Think about your life after college from the daylight hours you set foot on campus.
2. acquire marketable skills to get ahead in the job market. Pick up a few things about computers, receive an accounting session, or learn something about scientific research.
3. Join a course that builds your leadership and team-building skills.
4. Hone your communication skills beyond “Wassup.”
5. Learn the art of short-order persuasion. The real world throws up opportunities while on elevator rides you only have a few minutes to convert possibilities to sure things.
6. Take on an internship position in your chosen career during your summer vacation.
7. Take a few summer courses. They help you graduate faster and reduce your tuition expenses.
8. Make a clear decision on whether you want to go to graduate school or discover a job after graduation.
9. Set up an alternative plan (job/post-grad studies) as a backup measure if your original falls through.
10. Attend career fairs and visit your college career office regularly.
11. Take a crash course in microeconomics. No matter which field of work you choose, you have to know the dealings of making and managing capital.
12. Enroll in a ace association of your chosen field of work.
13. Develop a network of associates and contacts in your preferred career.
14. Create a perfect resume.
15. Learn how to write a good cover letter.
16. Perfect your signature.
17. Develop your people and interpersonal skills.
18. Work out all of the ways in which you can search for a job once you graduate.
19. Read the Occupational Outlook Handbook.
20. Browse career websites.
21. Learn to get your point across in five minutes
22. Brush up on your interview skills.
Enrichment comes in small steps, at an affordable cost…
23. Pick up a skill that’s completely unrelated to your course of study.
24. Learn at minimum the basics of a foreign language.
25. Overcome a personal fear. If you’re scared of water, learn to swim; if you’re scared of heights, go bungee jumping.
26. Learn keyboard shortcuts to impress people watching you work.
27. Learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation that doesn’t take forever to complete.
28. Learn the names of all the 50 states in the United States of America.
29. Make it a point to read one good book every semester.
30. Take part in at least two extra curricular activities on campus.
31. Volunteer your services when they are helpful.
32. Learn how to have a formal telephone conversation.
33. Learn how to leave an effective voice mail message that gets your point across.
34. Practice and fine-tune the art of official correspondence.
35. Learn to write emails without using text message abbreviations.
36. Learn to accept blame for something that is not your fault with good grace.
37. Learn to choose which battles to carry on war and which to give up; it’s not worth fighting all of them.
38. Learn to be gracious in victory.
39. When victorious, allow the loser a way to exit the situation without losing face.
40. Learn to share credit with your team even if the effort was mostly yours.
41. Become wise enough to realize that older people may have knowledge that you do not. Seek their advice before you embark on what you may think is a brilliant idea.
42. impulse yourself to do something you consider boring, at least for an hour a week. It will prepare you to birch to essential tasks that are sometimes thrust on you in the real world.
43. Visit your college library at least once a month.
44. Become a part of one or more student organization.
45. Spend a few minutes in silence every day.
46. Learn not to take rejection personally.
47. Get into the habit of writing thank you notes.
48. Learn to plan your days.
49. Stick to your plans.
50. Learn to figure out how to do things on your own. Use the Internet, your library, or any other resource at your disposal.
51. Don’t wait until the last minute to write a term paper.
52. Learn to write a concise and complete one-page document.
53. Work out regularly.
54. Fight with your best friend and make up as soon as possible.
55. Quit drinking/doing drugs.
What goes around comes around…
56. Teach someone something you know and they don’t, dig how to play a guitar or format a computer.
57. Take a foreign exchange student under your wing.
58. Pay your own credit card bills instead of resourceful assertive them on mom and dad.
59. Make peace with a friend you’ve had a falling out with.
It’s a happier life ahead if you’re not in debt…
60. Work part-time to earn money for tuition or other expenses.
61. Avoid using a credit card for frivolous expenses
62. Spend a summer or spring break working at a job instead of partying.
63. Look for debt forgiveness programs that will allow you to work off your student loans while earning a comfortable living.
Totally goofy, fun things…
64. Summon up the courage to walk up to the object of your desire that you catch a glimpse of on your way to class and say hello instead of assuming she/he is out of your league.
65. Give yourself a makeover; try a completely different look from the one you usually sport.
66. Write a journal or a weblog.
67. fare over every inch of your college campus.
68. Try cooking your own meals.
69. Go on a vacation with the bare minimum money.
70. Attend class in your pajamas one day.
71. Wake up in time to see the sunrise.
72. Attend class on time at least once.
73. Clean out your dorm room.
74. Visit a live theater.
75. Go to a theme park and enfestivity yourself like a child. It’s a good way to blow off steam.
76. Go a whole day without using any electronic gadgets. Switch off your mobile phone, iPod and laptop and enjoy a day of peace and quiet.
77. Go for a walk by yourself.
78. Get drenched in the rain.
79. Try different cuisines.
80. Leave your credit card behind and go window shopping.
81. Change your regular weekend routine.
82. Show up unannounced at your parents’ house and watch the joy on their faces.
83. Remember your mother’s birthday.
84. Write at least one hand-written letter using pen and paper.
85. Stay awake throughout a lecture.
86. Restrain yourself from throwing a party when your parents are out of town.
87. Walk instead of using your car for a day a week.
88. Avoid eating junk food once a week.
89. Sing loudly at a karaoke bar, even if you can’t carry a tune to save your life.
90. Support a friend during a crisis.
91. Don’t use email to communicate with your roommate.
92. Delete your MySpace/Facebook profile.
93. Let your mom hug you in front of your friends.
94. Go into class without a smidgen of makeup.
95. Learn the names of all the people in your dorm.
96. Enter a hot-dog eating contest.
97. Eat an ice cream cone in every flavor.
98. Get a whole 8 hours of sleep in a night.
99. Stay awake an entire night.
100. Wear a wacky hat to class as a trial run for the day you graduate!
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