Disclaimer: What I am about to say does not necessary apply to all seniors. I know many seniors who are taking on a tough and rigid semester for their last days. With that said, I know even more seniors in their final semester with a somewhat easy load. I am the latter. This semester, I spend more time thinking about how to fill my time than utilizing it. Scrolling through Netflix for hours a day made me realize that I needed a change. I am going to tell you my four-part plan to make this semester everything that you have ever wanted.
First and foremost, start a new hobby. Learning to juggle or play guitar can take up hours of your day while still being fun and productive. I think that a problem that a lot of seniors fall into is thinking that they either have to be doing work or laying on a couch and watching Netflix. The longer that I have been in college, the more I that see people lose the desire to start new hobbies. That is why your senior spring semester is the perfect time to start something that you have not had time to do. Grab that boomerang out of the closet or start writing poetry like you've always wanted. Hobbies are both fulfilling and stimulating when given the proper opportunity.
Even with a hobby, it is possible that you still have oodles of time on your hands. With the rest of that time, I would recommend developing stronger bonds with the faculty at your institution and attending campus events. Luckily for me, my school is small enough that I can stop by all my professors’ offices about once a week and there is always a lunch talk going on somewhere with pizza. This abundance of knowledge will not be as readily available at the end of this semester. In the real world, you only get information from NPR and CNN.
If you are attending campus events, seeing professors, starting new hobbies, and still have time on your hands, think about your relationships with your peers in your living unit or on campus in general. After college, you will only stay in contact with your closest friends. Some people you will never see again and others will only keep up with you through Facebook. This semester is perfect for spending your last days with your best friends. If you have time to nap, then you have time to play a game of Halo or shoot hoops.
The last pillar of my plan is organization. You are roughly 100 days from graduating and taking the plunge into the adult world (but not the kind off of the interstate). If you do not have your post-graduate plans figured out, then that is where you should allocate all of your time. If you have that figured out, but not your summer plans, make that your priority. Plan and organize so far in advance that you have nothing but time to hang out and enjoy your last days.
These are pieces of advice stemming directly from my personal experience in college. You can spend your time in a billion different ways, but these may be the most productive.
