Welcome new students! Joining a college environment introduces you to a plethora of new experiences and opportunities. If you’re looking for something to do when bored or checking off must-have activities, try using this bucket list of 27 things you should do your first year at William & Mary.
- Figure out how to pronounce Botetourt
- Find the old Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre
- Listen to an a capella group perform at Wren 10
- Take a class in a subject you’ve never learned about before
- Make an account on Tribe Careers
- Leave campus by figuring out the WATA bus system
- Stop by your professors’ office hours to get to know them
- Check out a book from Swem
- Photograph your favorite spot on campus during all four seasons
- Learn a new campus fun fact when you walk by a tour group
- Connect with Alumni over Homecoming weekend
- Attend an event for a cultural organization that you’re not a member of
- Attend a group fitness class at the Rec or Wellness center
- Swim in the Rec Center or Adair Hall pool
- Try to play it cool after being startled by one of the many campus squirrels
- Get some flowers at the weekly Farmers’ Market
- Figure out your go-to Wawa order
- Submit a call-in order at the Cheese Shop to skip the lines and feel like a local
- Take a late night walk through CW
- Narrowly miss stepping in horse poop on DOG Street
- Travel Europe for the day by going to Busch Gardens
- Get your free student pass from Colonial Williamsburg
- Compare the fudge at Wythe and Kilwin’s and pick a favorite
- Take advantage of living in the city with the most pancake houses per capita
- Spend a day at the beach in Yorktown or Jamestown
- Collect as many free W&M t-shirts as you can
- Put together an IM sports team
Here’s a printout to keep track!
