Senior Year - What to do?

Hey all - current senior here with return offer from a boutique bank. Senior year has been great, but I'm realizing how much free time I actually have. This summer felt like I had no free time, was pretty much work, gym, etc. Now that I have somewhat of an idea of what life will look like post-grad,  I want to make the most of my time now. 

Current full-timers, or anyone, what advice do you have for a current senior to do with my senior year? I don't mean "go have fun" or "go drinking with buddies", I know this. But what do you wish you would've done when you had the free time? A specific hobby? Learning something non-finance related? Attempting a startup? Would love specific answers for how to make the most of my time. If anyone has advice, please let me know. Interested to see what people wish they would've done when they had some more free time.  

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I’m a junior but my perspective since I got my SA offer was to get in the best shape of my life. Guessing I’ll start getting out of shape during the internship, so I want to build the best base possible before that starts happening.

 

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