When you picture your four-year college experience, does it include possibly sticking around campus for a summer or two—interning, working, getting ahead in classes or volunteering? Good news if you become a Saint: the list of things to do when flip-flop weather is in full swing would make any student (and their visiting families) happy here. Check out a few of these examples if you plan on touring Siena soon!

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Last month, we kicked off our tour guide series with Andy Murphy, who got his first glimpse of Siena as a freshman in high school. Now, we're eager to introduce you to our next guide, or student ambassador, who knew from her first visit that our campus is where she belongs.

One of the absolute best things you can do during the whole deciding-where-to-go-to-college process is visit campuses. What you see on a website just doesn't compare to the real thing, and walking around a campus in person may be all you need to make that short list of schools you're interested in. In fact, so many students have told us that their campus tour was when they first realized Siena was right for them. 

After high school graduation comes the graduation parties: think swimming pools, nacho dips, yearbooks and (the best part) graduation gifts. When a family friend or relative asks you for the gazillionth time what they could get you—or if you need ideas of gifts to give your friends—ponder this list of cool products we found, ranging from fun to very useful. 

Whenever our alumni come to town to talk about their roads to success, Siena students are all ears—eager to hear how they made it to the top. One of our recent special visits was no exception, especially because this specific alum happens to be an upstate NY native and is currently a leader at a major company; one that she actually started interning for during her Siena days! Meet Kate Gutmann '90.

You showed it off in the obligatory pre-prom pics, twirled it around to an Ed Sheeran song or two and had a blast wearing it. But now that prom has come and gone, why not give your dress a new home? 

As soon as high school lets out, you'll have so much more free time to do whatever you want—and you should relax! But if college is in your future, it's smart to use at least part of that time making money that you could use on books, housing, fall clothes and so on. Plus, being productive and working towards a goal can never hurt your resume. 

Every year just before graduation, Siena students come together for the one and only Siena Fest. It's an annual weekend of events that includes a big concert with big acts, and this year, we welcomed Hoodie Allen and Sammy Adams to campus. Needless to say, everyone had an awesome time.

For graduating seniors, this is a pretty emotional time. You might be excited, ecstatic, melancholic, reflective, stressed and nervous all at once. Need some help conveying what you're going through to those who may not understand? Try these.