Hey there, college newbie: welcome to the best years of your life. Getting in the college game means all sorts of fun and exciting things, like meeting cool new people, making your own class schedule, and understanding that you are in charge of how and what you eat at midnight. And hey, yeah, there are raging parties too where you can get fairly turnt with a classic red cup in hand. But here's the thing: college isn't all beer pong and keg stands, especially when you're not of legal keg-standing age. There's a time and a place for that kind of fun, and nothing's truly cooler than waiting til you can legally have it, and even then have it responsibly and in moderation. "But what else could we possibly do while we watch the small hand on the clock tick closer to our twenty-first birthdays?" you might ask, apparently in unison. Luckily for you, we thought of 10 activities that will make your college experience even more rewarding than understanding there are different kinds of vodka, and some of them are terrifying. Because if you can't live it up at a niche museum, can you ever live it up at all? 

10. You know what's more fun than a bar? 

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A Rainforest Cafe. Don't forget you have the opportunity to eat a nice meal while an animatronic gorilla yells at you.

9. Go see live theater.

Maybe that means going to a Broadway production, maybe that means catching your local community theater's well-intentioned attempt at Evita. Either way, nothing matches the thrill of watching people bring a story to life before your very sober eyes. 

8. Rewatch every possible episode of Degrassi.

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There are 427 collective episodes of any type of Degrassi that has ever existed, and they're all just waiting for you to learn life lessons from.

7.  Tutor young children at a local middle school.

What's more delightful than inebriation? Giving back to the community. You could change a life with the time you might have spent picking Mike's Hard flavors at your local 7-Eleven.

6. Go to a museum.

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The classroom isn't the only place for learning! Steal on down to the Met in your free time, or settle for something a little more niche, like the Museum of Salt and Pepper Shakers in Gatlin, Tennessee (or whatever local treat your town has waiting for you). 

5.  Go to the zoo and bond with a particular animal.

Over the course of your four years at school, you and that exotic creature will grow close and form a friendship you never imagined having in college and that will never judge you for your choices. 

4. Learn how to rollerblade like a champ.

And switch to ice skating in the winter so you can have fun and also pretend you're a part of the 2018 Olympics. 

3. Go to a theme park but be sure to appreciate the simplicity of a carousel.

We grow up so fast, so make sure to sit on a carousel horse and think of when that was actually fun for you. Many states have a Six Flags Over Something just waiting for you to mount its metal beasts. 

2. Map out the locations of every Taco Bell in a ten-mile radius.

Just for when you are 21 and will need this information after a night of very legal drinking.

1. Go to class.

No matter what every college-aged character in a TV show may demonstrate, college is mostly about going to class and learning things, so make sure to show up bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and adhering to the law. You have plenty of time to be legal later!