Orientation 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate
1. Visit the Mission Rose Garden in the spring to smell the roses
2. Order a scrumptious breakfast burrito in the DC
3. Visit the (free on Thursdays 5-8pm), the , or the
4. Explore the hiking trails that weave through campus
5. Attend Murchella: ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Battle of the Bands event
6. Rent a and wheel down along the Cabrillo bikeway
7. Visit a : Tuesdays and Saturdays on State Street
8. Ride the between the Harbor and Stearn's Wharf
9. Hike Inspiration Point
10. Buy a delicious cupcake at
11. Rollerblade or walk to and from the
12. Visit the in Carpinteria
13. Eat breakfast at (half-off omelettes before 8 a.m.)
14. Rent a or from the Santa Barbara Harbor
15. Visit the
16. Picnic or BBQ at
17. Go to for bouldering and a great view
18. Visit and walk or mountain bike the trails for an amazing view
19. Borrow a surfboard and a wetsuit and try surfing
20. Visit the national park
21. Walk along Hendry’s Beach at low tide
22. Check out the on Sunday mornings by the waterfront
23. Take a day trip to the historic Danish town of
24. Take a tour of
25. Camp at or
26. Visit Isla Vista to eat Woodstock's pizza, Freebird's burritos or IV Drop's ice cream cookie sandwiches
27. Host a Preview Day student
28. Go to a local coffee shop (such as or )
29. Visit on E. Cota Street to make a gift for a friend
30. Play Frisbee golf on the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ campus (course below Deanne Field)
31. Participate in Potter’s Clay or Urban Initiative’s Spring Break in the City during Spring Break
32. Attend ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Theatre's Fringe Festival in the spring
33. Participate in Spring Sing
34. Look at the stars through the Keck Telescope the third Friday of each month, 7:30pm
35. Attend a live performance at the Lobero Theatre or Granada
36. Write a letter to the editor of the Horizon
37. Apply to be a leader in a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ student organization
38. Visit the koi pond at on Santa Barbara Street
39. Play on the giant playground at
40. Go to the late night breakfast at the DC during finals
41. Attend an interesting public lecture in Hieronymus Lounge
42. Attend a and dress as a Super Fan
43. Get an ocean view on the rock outside of the library
44. Take a professor to lunch or coffee with a WCSA pass
45. Attend the "Let There Be Light" Christmas ceremony on Kerrwood Lawn
46. Rent a and cruise around downtown
47. Pick a random class and take it just because it interests you
48. Get a and go sit on the wall at
49. Grab a acai bowl at Backyard Bowls on lower State Street
50. Go to a music show at
51. Attend Midnight Madness hosted by the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Activities Council
52. Road trip to a friend’s college to experience something different for a weekend
53. Go to a WCSA student government meeting
54. Study abroad
55. Ride your bike down the hill and take the shuttle back up
56. Go swimming in the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ pool or the ocean
57. Take advantage of Writer’s Corner services to improve a paper you’re writing
58. Go to a movie at a on State Street on Bargain Tuesday
59. Get a birds-eye view of all of Santa Barbara from the top of the bell tower
60. Go to on the Wharf for dessert
61. Invite your RA to join you for breakfast or lunch
62. Study on Magnolia Lawn outside the library
63. Study at Starbucks on Coast Village Road
64. Attend WAC's spring formal and invite someone you admire
65. Go to a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Theatre production
66. Catch some rays at
67. Check out ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Ridley Tree Museum of Art
68. Take the Strengths Finder test through the Career Resource Center
69. Attend a Friday worship night in the Prayer Chapel
70. Worship at a great local church
71. Lead or join a club
72. Enjoy the on West Victoria & Chapala
73. Visit or stay at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in San Francisco
74. Visit the and on lower Milpas
75. Bowl at
76. Visit in Goleta and spend an evening at the caves
77. Watch a sunset from the or from the patio
78. Sit in the front row in chapel
79. Play a game of spikeball or beach volleyball at East Beach
80. Attend a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Intercultural Organizations event or lecture
81. Go to off of Turnpike for a late night burger
82. Visit the (MOXI) on lower State Street
83. Find an internship on
84. Talk to a professor during office hours
85. Volunteer at one of the many non-profit organizations in town such as or
86. Check out a film or volunteer during the
87. Walk along the trails at the
88. Visit in Santa Barbara, Ventura and Goleta
89. Attend ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Orchestra's Christmas Concert at the Granada
90. Go on a day trip and visit the in Los Angeles
91. Go to
92. Attend a baseball game in Los Angeles
93. Visit the on Stearns Wharf
94. Go on an indy with someone you find intriguing
95. Watch the World Series, Super Bowl, or March Madness on a big screen with friends
96. Take a walk along the cliffs at the
97. Buy some locally grown fruit or vegetables and fresh-squeezed juice from on S. Milpas Street
98. Go to a concert at the
99. Go on the historic tour of the
100. Meet with the campus pastor
101. Watch a movie with friends on the projector in Adams or Winter hall