Before I left for my spring semester abroad last year, I thought it would be a good idea to be a proactive student and make sure I was on track to graduate on time. Instead, I found out that I would be able to graduate an entire semester early– NOT what I expected at all. After hundreds of frantic texts to my parents and friends, I decided that the pros of graduating early outweighed the cons in my situation. Though I would risk missing out on some of of my favorite Boston spring events (Marathon Monday and a 22nd birthday with my friends won’t be the same at home!), the amount of money I would save and the extra time to figure out post-grad plans significantly appealed to me. I sent in my graduation application a few days later and began to mentally prepare myself that I was officially a senior.<\/p>\n
Fast-forward a few months– I’m back in Boston and finally hitting the realization that I have 15 weeks left in Boston (but who’s counting?????) and realizing that there are so many more things that I have to fit in before graduation. So naturally, as the compulsive planner that I am, I’ve decided the best way to live out my last undergraduate semester with no regrets is to create a last-semester Bucket List. Whether you’re also a January 2018 graduate or a freshman looking to discover new things in the city, here’s a list of my must-do’s in Boston.<\/p>\n
1.Go to an After\u00a0<\/span>Midnight<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>screening at Coolidge Corner Theater<\/p>\n 2. Eat one final BU Platter from Warren’s Late Night Kitchen<\/p>\n 3. Walk along the entire Charles River Esplanade<\/p>\n 4. Spend an entire afternoon in the Boston Common with no school distractions<\/p>\n 5. Visit the JFK Library and Museum (this one’s for you, mom)<\/p>\n 6. Eat a Lobster Roll (I know, I’m embarrassed too that this hasn’t happen yet)<\/p>\n 7. Watch a Red Sox game from The Bleacher Bar<\/p>\n 8. Eat a pretzel from Harpoon Brewery<\/p>\n 9. Visit Salem for Halloween<\/p>\n 10. Watch a show at Improv Boston<\/p>\n 11. Have a beach day at Revere Beach<\/p>\n 12. Make a homemade Italian meal with ingredients from Eataly.<\/p>\n BONUS List<\/p>\n 13. Eat from every vendor at Quincy Market<\/p>\n 14. Finish an entire mozzarella stick pizza from T. Anthony’s<\/p>\n 15. Take a Boston Duck Tour with no shame (the most difficult in my opinion)<\/p>\n While I’m excited to start a **real, adult, professional life** after graduation, I’m sad to leave the city that I’ve called a second home for the past three years. I can’t wait to make the most of this semester and make it the best yet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before I left for my spring semester abroad last year, I thought it would be a good idea to be a proactive student and make sure I was on track to graduate on time. Instead, I found out that I would be able to graduate an entire semester early– NOT what I expected at all. … Continue reading Alex: Last Semester Bucket List<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44423],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3188"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3193,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3188\/revisions\/3193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}