Addison Ledbetter
There are a lot of things I want to accomplish in life before I die but a few boldly stand out to me. One of my biggest goals is to stay dedicated to school throughout my entire college journey. I never want to lose sight of what I've worked so hard to accomplish. So many people doubted me throughout high school. They didn't think I would do well or make it far because of my background, where I came from and who I was related to. I was forced into a stereotype. One that made me angry and made me doubt my own abilities, but I eventually proved them wrong by graduating third in my class with a 4.3 GPA. Now, some of those same people still doubt me, thinking new things like how I won't do well at SAU, and especially not in the honors college, and it's more important than ever for me to prove them wrong all over again. I want to stay focused and push through the hard days and remind myself as to why I started this journey to begin with. Their doubt only fuels my determination.The next biggest goal is for me to become a successful medical laboratory scientist, not just employed in the field but thriving in it, with a career that challenges me intellectually and allows me to make a real difference in healthcare. Ideally, I want to reach a point where I'm making six figures, not for the money alone, but as a reflection of my hard work, capability and commitment to the profession.At the same time my personal life is just as important to me. After graduating college, I pray that I'm able to marry my boyfriend of two years. We've supported each other through so much already and I look forward to building a life together. One that's full of mutual growth, love and shared goals. I know that relationships take work, communication and patience but I believe that with the foundation we've already built, we can create a lasting and fulfilling partnership.Before that chapter begins, though, I want to focus on strengthening my relationship with God. College has been a time of questions, change and temptation, but I want to leave this part of my life confident in what I believe, grounded in my faith, and more spiritually mature than when I started. These are just hopes or dreams, they're the direction I want to take my life in, and I'm excited to see how my life unfolds as I work towards each one with dedication.Anabelle Brown
I’ve never really given myself the opportunity to truly think about what I would like to do in the future, or about things I would like to accomplish before I can no longer do so. I think it is important, however, to make a “bucket list” of sorts to know what you would like the highlights of your life to be like.In regards to education, I would like to finish my degree here at SAU and become a high school Spanish or History teacher (best case scenario would be both). Further on, I would like to get my masters and perhaps one day progress into higher education.In my personal life moving forward, it’s my goal to eventually get married and start a family if that’s in my future. This, of course, would have to involve meeting someone I care to share the rest of my life with, which is certainly high on my bucket list.Travel is also something I consider very often, beginning with a longer-term trip to a Spanish-speaking country. Every trip I’ve been on so far has only lasted a week or so, and I’ve always found myself wishing that I could stay longer–even if it were only for a couple of months. As someone who has a major goal of being fluent in Spanish, an immersion opportunity would mean the absolute world. I’m also very interested in History (as my other major would indicate) and it would be a dream to visit places in Italy and Greece that I’ve only read about. These things are super high on my bucket list not only because of the culture, language, food, and architecture, but also because of the priceless memories I know would be made.That pretty much covers it! If the rest of my life were to be spent traveling around the world after having built a family and career (or while doing so) I would be inexpressibly happy.Ayla Buford
When I was told I had to write a bucket list for this I got excited because of the possibilities of expressing my premade list into essay format. I absolutely love writing lists of everything that comes to mind, whether it’s a checklist for the day or a list for what I need to earn money towards. My bedroom is full of notebooks that are overflowing with ideas in bullet point formats.
The first item on my bucket list is the completion of medical school along with a successful and rewarding residency. I am passionate about helping others and I believe becoming a doctor is what I am called to do. I do not know which field I will go into yet, but I have a strong passion for the pursuit of helping children and young teenagers. There’s something about being able to proactively make a developing human’s life better.
Secondly, I would like to add spending more time on medical mission trips all over the world. I want to travel, but I want to travel with purpose. I want to help people who aren’t as fortunate as I am living in a nice part of the United States.
I would also like to add creating an organization to help sophomores through seniors in high school make the right decision for their future. I would consider it to be similar to SAU’s program “Next Step Guarantee,” but with the target group being high schoolers. I believe that this organization would help decrease stress and inform teenagers about what their options are and how to reach their goals after high school.
Additionally, I of course want to marry the love of my life. I do not want to marry just anyone, I want to marry someone who understands and appreciates me.
Finneas Salazar
The biggest goal I have is to find satisfaction in my future life. I want to do something that I feel contributes positively to a community, whether scientific or otherwise.I am interested in being involved in biological research and ecological restoration projects, but I can also see myself getting involved in advocacy or local politics.I want to have an enjoyable job that can allow me to be financially stable.I hope to have a house with enough land for me to have a garden and maybe some chickens or goats. I hope that I can live in that house with a partner and maybe start a family.I am not sure about the specifics of what I want out of life, but more than anything, I want to be content with where I end up, while still trying to be a better person and make a positive impact on those around me.Harrison Taylor
I guess the main thing I would want to do is get married and have kids. I believe that children are a blessing and that raising children is one of the most purposeful things you could ever do with your life. I want to become more well versed in history, as I feel like there's a lot of history I don't know. I thinking understanding history is extremely important for any society, so that the atrocities of the past will never be relived. Particular areas of history I want to learn are Ancient near eastern and Greco-Roman history. Both of those had an effect on the people of Israel who wrote the Bible, which is possibly the most influential book ever written. I would also like to study philosophy and psychology. I haven't learned much about either, but they really interest me, so I want to really dive deep into both. I want to learn how to cook. I already know how to cook a few things, but I'd like to hone my skills and expand my repertoire of recipes I know how to cook. Another big thing I want to do is travel. I would like to see more of the U.S., as well as other countries. I would like to travel up into the northeastern states, especially Maine. There's just something about the feel and the architecture of those little New England towns that I've always loved. I want to take a trip to Italy. I haven't looked into where in Italy I would go, but it's a very beautiful country and anywhere would probably be good. I would also like to travel to Japan. Japan's culture seems really cool to me, so I've wanted visit there for a while now.Justin Gravett
In all honesty I have never really planned out a bucket list because while I know a bucket list is just a list of achievements or adventures a person plans to complete before they die, this has never really satisfied me. I write something down and then I am left asking why, why do I want to do this? So, to me a bucket list is more about what there is to gain from an experience than just a desire to do. As such, if my list had a zero it would be that I hope the things I plan to do have purpose and propel me to fulfillment. At the same time, I’d like to set goals more meaningful than my choice of career in medicine.Before I die, I’d like to save a person’s life, while my aspirations to be a Doctor of Medicine may make this obvious, I would like to do a universal good. I feel even if I fail in finding the fulfillment I desire, there is a feeling of duty in me to help others at least live long enough to get their chance.I would also like to write a book, whether the book is particularly good and the genre or setting it is in is irrelevant. It would be nice to share a feeling or understanding in a medium that others may associate with or clearly find significant in a way that speaking directly seems to often fail me.Finally, I’d really like to study or live abroad for a while, I’d hate to spend my entire life couped up in a single country without being able to share the experiences of others. Culture and geography is a huge part of the human experience so id like to diversify my knowledge firsthand.Jose Perez
What I want to do before I die, or, more accurately, what I desire from my life, that is a question I strive to fully answer at some point. I have had my influences, but one I hold close to my heart is the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. I bring this up because he asks a very similar question that I have contemplated more deeply than a bucket list. His question: what if a demon stole you during the night and told you that you would live this life, not once more, but innumerable times over, and each life is the exact same as the last, every joy and every pain is felt again, all unlived life remains so. The main question: would you be happy with your fate right now; would you "love" it? When was the last time you have done something you would do forever? And so I write my bucket list.I would like to do something truly successful, truly furthering. I do not mean something like graduating, nor do I mean success, but in a more "fateful" sense. I wish to create a path forward for others, lights guiding their way; I wish to climb high mountains, then have the strength to climb back down; I wish to have children out of a desire to create someone better than myself, not out of loneliness, primal instinct, or the craftiness of another. These desires of mine, I feel they are not only something I want to do, but that they are something I must do, something that is absolutely necessary before I die. I wish, not to succeed, but to chase these, run until my legs give, to create and create until my mind gives with my legs. I wish not for ascension of any sort, but for paving.Joshlin Wiggins
As someone who was raised in extreme poverty I have always wanted to travel. It might sound small but I want to see a waterfall. I want to see everything. I particularly want to see Tinago falls in the Philippines. I aspire to get accepted into medical school to become a psychiatrist. I have a need and want to help underprivileged people. In addition to that I have a dream to open up my own practice. Opening my own practice would allow me to help the most people not only as the employer but as the employee. I also would like to start a non-profit where I advocate for mental health and suicide awareness. To be specific I would like to start a 24/7 suicide/venting hotline specifically where college students can call other college students for advice. The college students in question would have training and have a major that pertains to health. This is especially important to me because I have experienced the effects of suicide personally. I have many other ideas for nonprofits if this one does not work out but this is by far the most important thing to me on my bucket list. I would like to also start a program as someone who has lost someone to suicide to go to high schools and talk about the effects of suicide for everyone involved. I wish that pain on no one. As of right now I want to continue my journey of being the first person in my family to graduate both high school and college.Kannon Masters
I don't believe that I have ever even thought about what I want to do before I die. Here are a few things that I see as activities that I absolutely need to do before I die. The first and most important thing would definitely have to be finding the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. I think feeling so much love for a person that you want to grow and die with them is a feeling everyone should get to feel before they die. The rest of the bucket list can be interchangeable in importance. But I can definitely say that owning a Blacked out BMW M4 Competition with red headlights and a full sport kit is pretty close to love. After that beautiful car runs me about $150,000 I would love to do a couple of adrenaline junkie type of activities. I HAVE to go skydiving and bungee jumping. I’ve also known people that swim with and ride on dolphins. That’s yet another thing that would make life a little more complete. I would also love to get some traveling done. Top of the list would have to be Rome, Italy. I’ve heard about it and seen pictures since I could remember, and I’ve always wanted to go. In fact I would like to pretty much all of Europe. Places like England, Paris, Sweden, and Greece really peak my interest.Morgan Middleton
The first thing on my bucket list is to graduate with my bachelor’s in psychology. After this, I want to get a graduate degree in clinical or counseling psychology so I can become a therapist. I think mental health is very important, and I want to be able to help people with whatever they are going through. To do that, I need to get through undergraduate and graduate school. The second thing on my bucket list is to find the love of my life and get married. Growing up, my parents taught me there is one person out there that I'm destined to be with. I want to find that person and spend the rest of my life with them.The next thing I want to do is visit all the Arkansas State Parks and all the National Parks. I love nature, and I love to hike, so I would really like to visit as many parks as I can. I also think visiting all of them would be a very big accomplishment.The last thing on my bucket list for now is to go shark cage diving. I love sharks, and I would love to see some up close one day. I had a coworker that was interested in shark cage diving and kept trying to convince other coworkers to go with her. If she ever went, I would want to go with her.Koen Atkinson
After seeing the beautiful skies of West Texas and meeting people that have changed my world right now, I could die a happy man. While I may be content with what I have now that does not mean that I no longer have wishes.The goals when it comes to career are simple when only in words, but the actions are grueling. My first goal is to graduate with an honors degree in either Biology Pre-Health or Biology Wildlife Conservation. Afterwards I plan to attend a graduate school to specialize in genetic testing and analysis.My main goal in my career is to push development in discovering cures forconditions such as Alzheimer's and Dementia. My personal life is a very different story compared to my career. While my career will focus onhelping others, I believe that the time I spend in my career will make up the time I take for myself. I will travel the world to places as far as Norway and New Zeeland and as close as a great farmer’s market down the road. I do not want to be able to brag about how much money the trip cost but the experiences I got out of it.Lastly, I wish to move and somewhere my family both current and future can feel safe to roam the streets and play with others. My family is the main reason I do most of what I have not because of pressures but the want to help not the obligation. I wish to love others as they have loved me, protect them as they have protected me. I know that I will help those around me because even though this is a bucket list this is not a wish it is a promise that I wish to keep.Nicholas Jones
This is the first time I've seriously considered a bucket list. I think as a current college student, the item at the top of my bucket list is not losing my scholarships. My family is not well off enough to pay for my college education without them.To fully achieve my goal: keeping those awards, keeping my grades up throughout these 4 years is also high up on my list. Grades have always been important to me, because, in my experience, they show how much I’m trying.Post college, my plans aren’t as well hashed out. I plan to go into the field of design, so I’d really like to have one of my designs fully realized and released into the world.Money is obviously a factor in most people’s future plans, but I’d specifically like to make enough money to take care of my parents, the way they took care of me for 18 years. My mother especially sacrificed so much for me, so if I could give even a portion of that back, it’d make me infinitely happy.I really hope in the future that I will meet the love of my life. I’d love to start a family and raise children. I want to be able to spoil my family and give them an amazing life.I’d love to travel to every state, even if just for a moment. Even though they’re all mostly connected, they have such an interesting diversity of culture.At the end of my life, the main goal I’ll really have wanted to accomplish is to be remembered. As the famous quote by Banksy states, “They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing, and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.”Nathan Chung
My family has always been a travelling family; ever since I was born, we have travelled hundreds of thousands of miles all around the continent, exploring as many national parks and landmarks as we could. Especially due to being in proximity to such stunning places, living in Los Angeles, we had so many options to choose from. Standing next to trees which were wider than a living room, looking down thousands of feet on a cliff into the canyon valley below, swimming in coral reefs; these types of places have given me an experience no other could offer. My favorites so far have probably been Giant Sequoia, Everglades, Yosemite, Grand Teton, and Redwoods National Parks. Because of this, I am motivated to continue this sort of tradition. Over the past year, I have written down many places I would love to visit, hike and camp in! From Moon Overlook, Utah, to Glacier National Park, Montana, I have a large list of places I would love to go to experience for the first time before I grow too old to walk.Rebecca Cunningham
Something I would like to do before I die is learn to knit. I can crochet fairly well. I want to learn to knit because it is more versatile than crochet, especially for garment making. I would like having another way of making fiber arts.My second bucket list item corresponds to my first: I would like to write my own knit and crochet patterns. I have free handed a few crochet amigurumi projects, but I did not think they were good enough to put online. I would like to build my skills enough to make whatever I wanted without a pattern and then put my own pattern online for others. I would like to make most, if not all, of my patterns free so everyone could access them.Another thing I want to do before I "kick the bucket" is write a book. Growing up, adults always told me I was really creative and imaginative, and in high school, my writing was always praised. I would really like to improve my skills and have my book touch someone's soul. While I do not have an book ideas right now, I will think of some before I die.The last and probably most important item on my bucket list is becoming a librarian. While I'm unsure if I could really pursue it full-time, librarianship has been my career goal since my freshman year of high school. I used to volunteer at my local public library, and my mother probably took me there at least once a week. I think it is a noble profession and the work they do in their communities is priceless. Even if I do not get to be a librarian full-time, I would love to work there part-time if I ever get the opportunity.Reese Evans
I am from a small town in Arkansas called Camden. I was raised with the view of broad fields, wild hogs, and muddy boots. As a college student in a university 30 minutes from my hometown, I hope to return there after my studies, so I can reconnect with the culture of my surroundings. I also would like to own a home in Camden, so I am present for the upbringing of my four young siblings. Additionally, before I buy a home, I would love to be married to my boyfriend. Finding a soulmate is rare, but I believe I have found mine! (Lucky me!) After my siblings get older, I’d want to move to Little Rock to further my studies in engineering. Apartments or small houses may be fitting for the number of members I will have in my family at that time. Whenever my husband and I start having children I want to move into a 2-story home with lots of land for my husband to own his farm. As time goes on, I want to raise as many children as God blesses me with and to also be heavily involved with my Faith and the church. When my children get older, I want to move back to my husband and I’s hometown and retire, but into retirement, we want to start a restaurant business. I’m very excited for the future, and I can’t wait to see what God has in-store for me!
Sara Merales
Whenever I have to make a bucket list, I'm always worried about whether my plans will go as I expect them to. Despite the truth behind that worry, I have also learned that setting your eyes on a goal(s) can be a rewarding experience.One of the biggest things I hope to accomplish in this journey is meeting kind and loving people that I could call friends.I would also like to become a medical doctor and specialize in Cardiology or Ophthalmology. One thing that encourages me to become a doctor is the fact that a lot of my family is in the medical field. The second reason is because I want to be able to give back to the community with my services. Many of the parents from immigrant families find it hard to check up on their health due to the huge language barrier. I wouldn’t want their health to drastically deteriorate after working so hard to give their children a better life.Another thing on my bucket list is that I would like to have my own family before the age of thirty-five. My brother and Sister-in-law recently had a cute baby girl named Leah, which convinced me even more about wanting to be a mother in the future.My last goal would be to travel to the other side of the world with my parents and siblings. Ever since I was little, my family liked to go on road trips and discover new shops and restaurants that now hold a lot of meaning. I would like to visit a natural scenic area that can become our new favorite spot.I hope that my future-self has accomplished these four things off of the bucket-list because that means that all of the other goals have also been fulfilled.Skylar Montgomery
I was born and raised in Magnolia and I still live here so I hope to do some travelling one day. I would like to go to other states like New York, Florida, Tennessee and others. This is kind of weird but I really want to try a Philly cheesesteak in Philadelphia. Beyond the United States, I would also like to travel to places like Mexico, France, Japan, and other places with rich artistic histories.Something else on my bucket list would be to publish a research paper on autism or alzheimer's. I want to be a neuropsychologist in the future and because I have family members with these conditions, I have a particular interest in them. My dream is to find treatment to slow or stop the progression of these, but I don't want to set my expectations to high so I'll be happy to just do some research in the hopes that maybe someone else can find a solution in the future.Another thing I want to do is attend a concert of one of my favorite artists. I've been to "concerts" but not a real concert in a venue where you have to get tickets, and as a music lover, I think that I'm really missing out.Vivian Willis
When I heard of this assignment, to create our own bucket lists, my mind swarmed with ideas. I thought of all the things that I have ever wanted to do- modify a sports car, write and illustrate my own web comic, and even read the entire dictionary. I had many ideas I might have written down, but as I was writing, I felt as though these goals didn’t define my drive- my purpose. I wanted to represent what I wish to achieve in my life by being, not just checking off boxes.The first goal that aligns with my purpose is to become a physician. I had never believed in a “destined calling” until I experienced my friend going through a physical trauma. To have the privilege of aiding and consoling her, awakened my calling, one that hadn’t yet made itself known. I don’t seek prestige or fame, but rather, to be a trusted figure- someone who can be leaned upon and trusted to keep steady. I will support those who were my pillar when I couldn’t stand alone.My second goal is to support my family. I wish for my future children not to have to worry about their support system, their foundation. I want them to feel safe in my presence, to lean on me when they’re weak. For them to grow up secure, loved, and pushed to always grow. Our children are our future, and they must be allowed to succeed.Finally, I wish to show others that hard things are possible, that they are worth doing. It is possible to dream big and achieve even bigger. Even if you feel you aren’t made for the path your heart desires, your reason for existence is to grab it. You were made to succeed; believe in that.Austin Ezell
I have never created a true bucket list for myself, mainly because I have always worked towards goals and smaller accomplishments to get to where I am currently. However, I do have a few things I dream of doing to become a great music educator, part-time musician, and a family man. First on my list, I would love to write/arrange brass music for a drum corp or perform with a world-class drum corp. As a composer and arranger, I have a little experience with writing for brass musicians, and I would need a few more semesters to learn writing and arranging techniques. My biggest problem getting into drum corp is the amount of money and time required to audition, train, and perform with a professional marching band. Meanwhile, I have the performance skills and mentality of a determined musician and marcher, which will help in an audition.Second on my list, I want to get my degrees in music education, music performance, and composition. I am enjoying working towards my degree in music education, and I will double major in music education and music performance. For composition and grad school, I want to attend either University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, or go back to Texas and continue my studies at larger music institutions like University of North Texas, West Texas A&M, or University of Texas.Third is to have a family, a God-fearing, determined family. I have never been anywhere in this world where my family wasn't with me, and I would give anything, besides my music career, to raise and care for a family like that. I really hope my kids are either musicians or muleriders!Alyssa Olivarez
Like many, I have a dream and many aspirations, being born in the city of Camden with my two parents, who encouraged us to be better than the person we wish to become, because at the end of the day, you will be that person. From that point, I've had so many ambitions, like I have always wanted to travel the world, and I want to see the origins of cultures. I really enjoy cold places, so I hope one day to climb a mountain. I don't really know which one because this just seems like a dream for fun right now, but I really wish to climb one. I also want to own a two-story house with a long staircase, because I want to grab a mattress and use it as a slide to go down the stairs, as I have never had the opportunity to do that in a two-story house. I also want to own 3 bunnies. I have one, and she is sassy and taught me that 3 more would be amazing, as I think they are awesome sauce. During all that, I want to receive my BSN and become an RN I've always loved to help people and really enjoy the nursing field. I would also hope that I could use those titles to get into med school to become a Radiologist. Since I was a child, I have always dreamed of being in the medical field or at least in the Nursing field, and I hope one day I am able to help people.Grace Ashmore
There are both a lot of things I want to accomplish before I die, and not a lot of things, which I know is confusing. The things I want to do feel big to me, even though they really aren't all that special.My first goal is to be a mother. Not just a mother, but a wife and a mother. Nothing on this Earth would bring me greater joy. Not only will I be a mother, but I will teach my children right and wrong, and I will lay a foundation of faith in their young lives that will serve them for all of their days, just like my mother did for me.My second goal is to succeed. I don't mean materially; large amounts of money and fame would be awesome, but they are not my end goal. I want to help as many people as I can, and I want to facilitate lasting change within their hearts as I do. Whether or not I end up actually being a mental health counselor, I will achieve this goal through whatever means necessary.My third, and much less serious goal, is to crochet a sweater or a blanket. I'm just getting into the craft by doing small projects, but I want to make something big.My fourth, and most important goal, is to always keep God first in my life. I know that's a pretty broad one, and it may not really count. But it stands all the same. I want to die knowing that I have never lost sight of my creator, and that I have left a legacy as a godly woman who always loved with all her heart.Another thing that I have always wanted to do, that I definitely never will, is to be president!Jaliah Larry
In my career, I want to work for a company with international locations and sales. It interests me to learn the preferences and priorities of the citizens of other countries and the marketing techniques associated with their cultures. I also want to work for a company with the goal of making a difference in people’s lives. I am currently an active member of Tau Beta Sigma, a service sorority that works to help bands become greater and serve the community through music related service projects. I will take that experience and expand it to more generalized volunteer work after college. My goal is to consistently volunteer each month until I am no longer physically able. I started learning to play instruments at 9 years old, so music has always been a large part of my life. I hope to fulfill one of my childhood dreams and collect the CDs of every album I have ever loved. I have a long list, but I have already collected 10 of them. I have longed to travel for as long as I can remember. I read many fantasy books and watched several fantasy movies growing up, dreaming of one day visiting the places that inspired those stories. I want to travel and explore Italy, Greece, France, and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, I want to choose one of these countries to live in for a few years and learn the native language. While living in Europe, I want to find love and have a small wedding in Italy or Greece. Once I have finished travelling, I want to adopt or foster children. It is extremely important to me to help children who need it.Jessica Atkins
My bucket list has always been something my elders have told me to think about, but I had never taken all that seriously. So, my bucket list has always consisted of adrenaline inducing activities since I am quite an adventurous person. The first item I ever put on my bucket list when I was a young kid was to go skydiving. However, my parents surprised me this summer with a skydiving appointment! It was even more magical than I could have imagined and not at all terrifying like most people believe. So, to amend my bucket list, I would like to learn to skydive by myself rather than tandem.Additionally, my parents are big influences and pillars in my life. My dad has a portrait of me as a baby tattooed on his forearm, so I have always been inspired by this and wanted a tattoo of my own. When my childhood dog, Bear, passed this past summer, I decided I wanted my first tattoo to be a dedication to him. I now have a teddy bear on the back of my upper arm. However, an item still on my bucket list is to get a tattoo in honor of each of my parents, because they are the closest people in my life and have sacrificed so much. I want to keep their memory with me at all times by getting a tattoo!To continue with the theme of family, one of my more serious bucket list items is to make enough in my future career to give back to my family. I want to be able to retire my parents, help my sister have the means to pursue a career she truly wants, and give her kids everything they could ever need. While this goal is much less exact, it is one of the biggest reasons that drives me to get a degree and find a career I love.Lastly, I want to buy my own house. In this country, it is slowly becoming less achievable for young people to ever buy a house without it swallowing them whole. I want my career to be fruitful enough that my family can have a house to call our own. I want to live comfortably with less financial burden or worry.Kaleb Wicker
There are 3 different major areas of life that I can fill a bucket list with.Professional- I want to finish my computer science degree and build a good career. Professional life is definitely important, but I don't want it to define my life, so I'd love to potentially start my own business for stability and flexibility.Creative- My most ambitious goal is to make a game. If it blows up and makes me rich that's definitely a huge bonus but it's really something I plan to do almost exclusively as a creative outlet. I've always loved music, so I'd like to create and release some of my own. I don't ever want to try and make a career out of performing or anything, but I'd love to play smaller shows for a couple of years before I settle down. My biggest and honestly most important goals are here, because creativity is poison and I have to get the poison out of me.Personal- I'd love to find someone that's right for me and settle down, have a kid or two in my early thirties (note: AFTER I've done everything else on my list because that's at LEAST 3 to 4 years where you're not getting ANYTHING done). Once my kid(s) are grown and I'm around my fifties I just want to enjoy what time I have left.As I inch closer to the end of my life, I aim to become the most interesting and story-filled old person possible.Laila Dickerson
When I saw that I had an assignment about making a bucket list I had no idea where to start. I have never thought about making a bucket list. When you think of a bucket list most of the time you think about fun things you want to do like sky diving or travel but mine are more of life goals.
The main thing on my bucket list is to graduate with my bachelor’s degree in pre- health biology and to move out of Arkansas. I have always said that I wanted to be the first of my father’s kids to graduate college and I am on track to do so. I also do not want to stay in Arkansas I have said that my whole life and I think that it would be great for me to have that life change.
The second thing on my list would be to get my master’s in occupational therapy. I want to do occupational therapy so that I can help my nephew who has a genetic disorder do things that normal kids would be able to do.
That brings me to the third thing on my list, which would be to get a job helping children who have disabilities and be able to have the ability to be a normal child. Seeing all the things that my nephew struggles with on a day-to-day basis drove me to want to help him and other kids like him.
The last thing that would be on my bucket list would be to be able to have a family and provide for them. Growing up we were not in the best financial situation so everything that I do now will set me up to be able to give my children everything that I did not have.
MyliePiper Thomas
The first thing on my bucket list will be to graduate college. This is the goal that I should be able to accomplish first. I hope to do so with honors.I want to travel. The world is so vast and magnificent, and I want to see as many of God's wonders as possible. I hope to visit each National Park in America. There are sixty-three total, and as of April of 2025, I have visited twelve. I would also love to travel internationally. I have never been outside of the United States, but I hope to do a European tour at the very least.I hope one day to be married and have children. This, of course, is dependent on if I can find a man who considers it a joy to put up with my shenanigans, inquisitive nature, and loud laugh. If I can find such a man and am given the privilege of becoming a wife and a mother, I hope that I can stay home and educate my children. I am thankful every day that my dear mother was able to homeschool my siblings and myself, and I hope to be able to do the same in the future. I would consider this a great honor.I also would like to start a charitable organization at some point. I have no idea what kind of charity I would like to have, but I hope that I will find something I am passionate about and be able to accomplish this. I want to serve others in any way I can, and I hope to put a smile on the face of anyone I come across.Megan King
The first item on my bucket list is to find myself. College is a time where people become their own person. Where they find their own values and beliefs away from their parents. I want to fully invest my time into digging deeper within myself, and to see where I fit into the world. Second, on my bucket list, I want to travel the world. I have been fortunate enough to travel outside of the country as well as various places within the U.S. However, I want to go beyond just what I’ve seen. Europe is what I would consider one of my top places I would like to travel too. Seeing the world’s beauty has always been something I've dreamed of doing. The third item on my bucket list is to have a family. Family is what grounds a person. I wish to be lucky enough to find my person and create my own little family in the future. Fourth, on my bucket list is to experience a lantern festival. This item has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. The lantern festival I want to go to, is inspired by the Disney movie Tangled, which is one of my favorite Disney princess movies. The fifth and final item on my bucket list is to attend a fashion show. Fashion has always been something I’ve been passionate about. I’m fascinated with how designers can create from just a vision in their head. If I had the opportunity, I would love to go to New York Fashion week.Reid McMasters
Before I wrote this, I had never made myself sit down and think about what I actually want to do with my life. I decided to study engineering and become an honors student because other people told me I should. The conclusion I came to after mulling my future over was that I wanted to publish and present research, own enough land to have my own pond with ducks and enough yard for dogs to run on, and maybe meet someone I could love for the rest of my life. Publishing research is something I think is one of the remarkable things you can do as a person in academia. Seeing my mom’s name on journal articles made her twice as extraordinary to me. On top of that, presenting that research is even more notable. In my opinion, being able to educate others is one highest callings in any field.Something more casual-oriented, I want to own enough land that I can have my own pond with ducks, and then enough grass so I can run around with my dogs. I do not have much reason for it, besides the fact that I love my family’s dog and have always enjoyed watching waterfowl. My final goal is more universal compared to the other things on my list. It is last on my list because, at the end of the day, it is the bottom line with no equivalent. I said that I would only maybe find someone to love because it seems like something that is insanely more unattainable than anything else I want. Someone that I can spend my life with and who understands who I am is a concept that seems impossible through my eyes. This is a life that truly feels like my own.Savannah McDonald
When I think of creating a bucket list, the first thing to come to mind are frivolous activities that sound fun, but I haven’t yet had the chance to do. But if I imagine myself on my death bed regretting the things I did not get to in my life, much more serious matters come to mind.
At first, some fun activities that came to mind were traveling outside of the country, learning a second language, and getting a tattoo. I have never flown before, and while flying might seem trivial to some, the idea of flying has fascinated me since I was a child. I want to broaden my perspective of the world by exploring different cultures and getting a better understanding of all kinds of people. Similarly, I want to learn a second language, specifically Spanish. Speaking to someone in their native tongue is much more special and will also make me more employable. Lastly, I would like to get a tattoo, because I love self-expression and tattooing as an artform.
Beyond these exciting experiences, there are more meaningful things I must do before I die. I want my life’s work to make an impact and help others. Through my art, I want to convey emotions and ideas that make people feel seen. I also want to be there for people during their hardest times and help them get through it. Most importantly, I want to stay in touch with my family. I have seen how a lot of people lose touch as life gets busy, but I want to strengthen those old bonds while also building my own family in the future.
Savanna Tucker
Everyone has to start somewhere. In my case, I'm building my future from the ground up. There are many achievements I wish to conquer in life. My main goals that I strive to accomplish in my lifetime, or "bucket list", include building a purposeful business, raising a strong family, and traveling the world.As a first-generation college student, I came to the university with limited knowledge of business or finance. To change this, I started a self-guided research project on financial literacy, which I will pursue while earning my bachelor’s degree in computer science at SAU. By graduation, I will have both technical and financial knowledge to build a business that lasts, grows, and provides for my family.The most important part of my future is my family. I want to build my family on a foundation of love, respect, strength, and resilience. I want to build a business that can eventually run itself with little work or management, so I can focus my attention on my family. I hope to one day own some land, raise animals as well as kids, and grow gardens of flowers and vegetables. I want life, happiness, and the warm glow of the evening sun to be pouring out of every crevice in my home one day. That is truly something I dream of often.I have always been known as the adventurous one in my family. Some of my smaller bucket list-style adventures include solo skydiving, swimming with sharks, bungee jumping off cliffs, wing-walking, etc. I want to go to as many countries as I can and learn the traditions of each place I visit. We only have so much time in this world and it would be wasted if we didn’t get to experience the many joys it offers us.
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