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The Daily Texan published an article by a graduating senior a year ago with some inspiring advice for incoming freshmen. Since then I’ve constantly wondered whether or not I’ve made the best use of my college experience. This past year has gone by with the comfort of having another chance “next year”. That next year is almost here and there aren’t going to be any more after it.
I’m making a list of things to do in my senior year so I may never have to regret the missed opportunities.

1. Attend Austin City Limits (Coldplay will be playing there this year)
2. Go to every single club and bar on sixth street, just because I can
3. Go skydiving in San Marcos
4. Get A’s in all my classes in a semester
5. Watch a football game at Texas A&M
6. Watch Attend the Texas-Ohio State football game
7. Jump into Littlefield Fountain
8. Attend a UT basketball game
9. Attend UT baseball and softball games
10. Take a road trip to a small, obscure town in Texas
11. Take ballroom dancing (had to drop it early in Fall 2003 because of my job timings)
12. Have my name mentioned in the Daily Texan: Was quoted in an article about UT Webmail
13. Take part in No Pants Day
14. Sleep through all my classes on South Mall on a sunny day (instead of my bed)
15. Schlitterbahn!

    Additions to the original list:

16. Eat out at 35 50 new restaurants in Austin (ones that aren’t called McDonald’s, Wendy’s etc.)
17. Go squirrel-fishing
18. Teach a DemTex class on web standards
19. Date a girl from Texas Pom

This list was written half-heartedly but it’s all I can remember for now. I will continue to update this list over the next year, adding new things to do and striking out things I’ve completed.

Update on Oct 4, 2005:
I’ve pushed my graduation forward to December 2006, so I have an extra semester to do all these things. Besides, graduating in four years is like leaving the party at 10:00.