{"id":4868,"date":"2020-04-28T11:51:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4868"},"modified":"2020-04-28T11:53:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:53:25","slug":"kaya-life-lessons-from-a-graduating-senior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/04\/28\/kaya-life-lessons-from-a-graduating-senior\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaya: Life Lessons from a Graduating Senior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of writing this blog, I am just two papers and two finals away from graduation. Am I ready? No. Am I very soft? Yes. Will I be that one senior who graduated but still hangs around campus all the time? I will do everything in my power to make it so. A lot is uncertain right now, but I know one thing for sure: choosing COM at BU was one of the best decisions I ever made.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But there are some choices I wish I hadn\u2019t made, or wish I had made sooner. From me, a graduating senior, to you, dear COM blog reader, a few life lessons:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join as many clubs as you can. Stick with the ones you love. You\u2019ll be glad you did.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prioritize your friends over (almost) everything else, old and new. Netflix can wait. So can your reading that\u2019s due next week. (The paper due tomorrow? It can\u2019t wait. Sorry friends.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.04.29-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.04.29-PM-300x200.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-26 at 10.04.29 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.04.29-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.04.29-PM-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.04.29-PM-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.04.29-PM.png 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. If you think your shoes will be uncomfortable when you walk from one end of Comm. Ave. to another, you\u2019re right. Sneakers are your friend. Wear them wisely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4. Spend a summer in Boston. Go to Shakespeare on the Common. Walk along an empty campus. Complain about the heat. Relish the heat. Fall in love with the city. Spend a summer at home, whatever home means to you. Reconnect with old friends. Check in with your family. Complain about having nothing to do. Relish having nothing to do. Rekindle your love with home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5. Picnic on the Esplanade. Picnic on the BU Beach. Picnic on the COM Lawn. Picnic in Amory Park. Picnic in your dorm. Take the T to the beach and picnic there. Wear sunscreen!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.00.30-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.00.30-PM-300x213.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-26 at 10.00.30 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.00.30-PM-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.00.30-PM-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.00.30-PM-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.00.30-PM.png 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6. Talk to your classmates. Go to office hours, even if you don\u2019t have any questions. Linger after class when you can. Get to know your professors!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7. Apply for your dream internship. If at first you don\u2019t succeed, try again. Apply for an internship you never thought you\u2019d be interested in. If you succeed, you\u2019ll learn something new about yourself and what you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">8. The outlets at Pavement Coffeehouse are not as abundant as you think. Bring an extension cord and stick to the perimeter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">9. JP Licks Ice Cream. That\u2019s it. That\u2019s the tweet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.07.46-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.07.46-PM-300x298.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-26 at 10.07.46 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.07.46-PM-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.07.46-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.07.46-PM-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.07.46-PM.png 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. Re-read a book you read freshman year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11. Dining points are not convenience points. Learn the difference, and spend wisely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12. The mozzarella stick pizza from T. Anthony\u2019s will not look like you think it should. Eat it after 12 a.m. and approach nirvana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13. Go to a hockey game!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14. Register for a PDP. Learn to rock climb, figure skate, or run a marathon. Brag about it to your friends. Get them to take a PDP with you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15. The BU Shuttle will not arrive when you need it most. Buy a Razor scooter instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16. Take a deep breath. Take a sip of water. Take a nap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">17. Become a COM Ambassador. \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.02.39-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.02.39-PM-300x215.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2020-04-26 at 10.02.39 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.02.39-PM-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.02.39-PM-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.02.39-PM-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-26-at-10.02.39-PM.png 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18. Oat milk is the best dairy-free milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">19. Thank your professors. Thank your advisors. Thank your parents. Thank your friends. Thank your bus driver. Thank your clubs. Thank your editors. Thank your supervisors. Just say thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(A big, big thank you to my fellow COM Ambassadors, FreePies, professors and dear dear friends at BU. I miss all of you dearly!!!)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of writing this blog, I am just two papers and two finals away from graduation. Am I ready? No. Am I very soft? Yes. Will I be that one senior who graduated but still hangs around campus all the time? I will do everything in my power to make it so. 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