It is the most unholy of all words, and it permeates through the air among seniors in any high school. Even the best students, despite the forewarnings and desperate pleas, cannot escape its grips. Senioritis is very much alive and kickin’ and it’s hungry for the class of 2012Although students may think it’s an easy battle fighting off the urge to sleep, and maybe even trolling on Facebook, it is a lot more difficult than it seems. With Senior year comes an attitude of laziness and despondency; senioritis feeds on seniors’ lack of motivation. The best weapon against it is to be proactive and most of all sneaky. It’s time to fight fire with fire ‘Noles. Here is some advice to warm of those flame throwers.
It may come as a surprise, but students cannot function without sleep. (And no, Facebook isn’t that important). Mark Zuckerman did students a major disservice when he created Facebook aka: prime way to procrastinate. Although it is important that Sally Sue “Just got a new puppy :]” AP Lit class trumps status updates any day.
Create due dates way in advance to trick oneself into doing quality homework. It is a known fact that seniors are going to wait until the very last minute to do anything. If students think their homework is due at an earlier time, they might actually start it at a decent time instead of the night before. Also, try to optimize all the free time at school. Senior Amy Warner says, “I’ve done less and less homework AT HOME as the year goes by.” By doing homework at school students can alleviate a lot of stress.
Some busy body seniors will think this is the year to be involved in everything because it’s the final hoorah. Although it is important to get involved and cherish ones senior year, students simply can’t do it all. Seniors, don’t take on too much. With exams, and applying to college, seniors already have a full plate.
(Might off set the lack of work seniors generally do). For seniors, the biggest problem coupled with senioritis is credit denial. Seniors, SHOW UP FOR CLASS! This cannot be stressed enough. There is definitely a correlation between being in class and having good grades. If students don’t show up how can they expect to learn the material? Most students aren’t motivated enough to teach it to themselves on their own time furthermore. Missing class can also push students further and further behind. Missing too many days could cause credit denial as well. This could prevent seniors from graduating.
For those seniors involved in higher level classes, exams creep up sooner than one expects. Seniors need to maintain a sense of motivation in order to prepare for exams. Especially for IB seniors who have been working for their diploma for four years. It would be a shame to waste all the hard work over laziness. ¬In addition to this, many colleges ask for grade reports at the middle and end of senior year. Senior Jordan Stokey says, “A university can see your grades and change their mind about letting you in, also its good to keep up good study habits, it will make it easier to adjust to college life.”
Senior Catherine Phan thinks “Senioritis is obviously inevitable–it’s like we’re all done you know?” So what can seniors to overcome the force of senioritis? Phan jokes the only way to truly avoid it is to “pull yourself into seclusion for the entire second semester of your senior year,” which all seniors know is impossible. Instead just keep marching on as senior year is just as important as the three previous years. Phan says, seniors “just have to realize that it’s just the last sprint you need to make before the homerun.”