Graduating this year? Here’s 50 things to do before you leave Southampton

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However hard we try to deny it, the end of the year is nigh, which means another cohort of amazing students have to graduate from Southampton and go forth into the wide world. But have no fear – there’s still a month or so left to make the most of your time in Southampton, so we’ve compiled a list of 50 things to do before you leave our humble city.

Have a BBQ on The Common
Find one of the prizes in the Hartley Treasure Hunt
Get a selfie with Susu the cat
Indulge in a 10 piece breakfast from The Cafe
Take the stage at The Stag’s Karaoke
Get a shout out on your student radio station, Surge
Order a Text-a-Toastie
Visit Bournemouth and eat fish and chips on the beach
Pub crawl? Take a pudding crawl down Portswood road instead! Start with Bar Three Diner and then head to Sprinkles, Scoops, Trago, the lot!
See an up-and-coming band at The Joiners (Coldplay, Oasis, Ed Sheeran and Green Day have all played our hallowed local venue in the past!)
See the view from Level 10 of the Maths building
Go to a lecture that has nothing to do with your degree
See a play at Turner Sims or The Mayflower
Experience ‘Bay Watch’ at Jesters
Go away on tour/to a national conference with your society
Volunteer with RAG
Post about your library crush on Tell Him/Tell Her
Take a road trip to the New Forest. Complain as you’re stuck behind a traffic jam of ponies
Get out of pyjamas and bed to go clubbing last minute (in fact, just go clubbing in your pyjamas)
Take part in (and win) Sunday evening Quiz & Curry at The Bridge
Take a trip to St Mary’s Stadium to support the Saints
Visit the dock that The Titanic launched from
Go to an Alma Road house party
Go to an AU Wednesday night (even if you’re not in the AU)
Treat yo’ self to a chip butty in The Bridge (carbs in carbs, what’s not to love?)
Learn something new – take advantage of all the different societies – it could be a new language, a new sport, whatever you want!
Experience the Oceana cheese room
Pick up a copy of one of your Union magazines: The Edge & Wessex Scene
See a film at Union Films (for only £3!)
Go to a Team Southampton game – join in the loud cheering (even if/especially if you don’t know what’s going on)
Go see a show put on by one of the performing arts societies
Take a trip to all six of the local campuses: Highfield, the NOC, SGH, Winchester, Avenue, Boldrewood (and if you’re feeling particularly ambitious why not go to University of Southampton Malaysia Campus too!)
Visit Winchester Cathedral
Go to a society social of a society you’ve never been involved in
Hold a ‘Come Dine With Me’ evening for your housemates
Invest an unhealthy amount of time in creating some epic fancy dress
Walk the Southampton walls
Indulge in Turtle Bay’s happy hour
Take a book out of Hartley Library that has nothing to do with your degree
Sample Manzil’s cuisine (preferably at 3am after a night at Jesters)
Play a ridiculously elaborate prank on a housemate
Find, and have a picnic in, the elusive Valley Gardens
Take part in pub golf (doesn’t have to be with alcohol) and take the dressing up seriously
Order takeout straight to the library
Spend an evening at the Laughter Lounge
Show your friends from home around Southampton, take them to your favourite places and share your home away from home with them
Get caught on camera by SUSUtv
Introduce yourself to your neighbours if you haven’t already
Take the obligatory ‘selfie-whilst-handing-in-dissertation’ photo
Celebrate your time at University at Graduation Ball 2016!

Have you got any bucket list suggestions to add to the list? Get in touch at @Union_Soton with your ideas.

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