3 Dozen Things To Do Before You Graduate

#1: Tour the Rotunda, the Pavilion Gardens and Edgar Allan Poe's Room, and have a Picnic on the Lawn

#2: Hang out with a professor outside the classroom and get to know the staff

#3: Grab breakfast at Bodo's.

 

#4: Play softball

#5: See the Libel Show, or better yet, participate in it

#6: Visit Sugar Hollow

#7: Check out a local brewery or winery

#8: Go to Fridays After Five

#17: Hike to HUMPBACK ROCK or CRABTREE FALLS

#10: Stargaze at Open Observatory Night on O-Hill

#11: Get a sandwich at Ivy Provisions. Photo by Jen Fariello

#12: Go to the Lighting of the Lawn

#13: Attend an event at the Paramount Theater or the Jefferson Theater

#14:  Go to the Virginia Film Festival and the Virginia Festival of the Book

#15: Grab pizza at Lampo

#16: Drive on Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway in the fall

#17: Tailgate and see a UVA football or basketball game

#18: Tube down the James River

#19: Visit UVA's Fralin Museum of Art

#20: Visit Monticello

#21: See the Declaration of Independence in UVA’s Special Collections Library

#22: Take in the spring races at Foxfield

#23: Have tea at Keswick

#24: Ski or tube at Wintergreen

#25: Savor BBQ Exchange

#26: See a show at The American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse

#27: Visit Montpelier, home of James Madison

#28: Experience late night on The Corner

#29: Check out the Saturday morning City Market

#30: See the best sunset in town and pick apples at Carter Mountain

#31: See the Clark Hall Murals

#32: Race in a local 5K or Charlottesville 10-Miler, or with UVA President Jim Ryan ’92.

#33:  Ride the UVA transit system and the free trolley

#34: Bid on something at the PILA Auction

#35: Volunteer in the community

#36: Attend an event at the John Paul Jones Arena or Scott Stadium