I am a senior in my last semester of high school, and let me tell you, senioritis is a real thing. Before I was a senior, I already thought my procrastination was bad and did not know how it could get any worse. However, senioritis has hit me and many of my senior friends hard.

 If you do not know what senioritis is, senioritis is a “sickness” that many second-semester seniors get when they feel a loss of motivation and/or do not feel a need to try their best in school anymore. This is usually a result of finishing college applications and realizing that second-semester grades usually are not looked at by colleges when reviewing a student’s applications. Therefore, many seniors with senioritis tend to stop studying for tests, stop doing homework, procrastinate an unhealthy amount, ditch class, and feel a loss of motivation to do well in school. 

I know that I and many of my senior friends have been struggling with senioritis. I have found that even the smartest of students have fallen into senioritis, just feeling a loss of motivation. YLHS senior, Ishana Jansen (12), has said that as senioritis has been hitting her hard, “It is really hard to start studying for tests now because now that [she] is a second semester senior, it has been hard to feel motivated.”  So, I am writing this article to help mostly myself and my fellow seniors who are struggling with senioritis and need that last little push to end their high school journey with a bang, not with a loss. 

I think the key to curing senioritis is setting goals for yourself and thinking about what you could do to work towards a successful future. I remember one of my teachers, Mr. Herrick, saying to my class that a straight B high school student will turn into a straight D student in college if they do not do something to change their study habits. So, I think something that would help to cure senioritis is to make sure you still set goals for yourself, even though there is not necessarily an impending doom to complete those goals. You should set goals for yourself and not just because there are deadlines to pressure you. If we start developing this self-discipline now by setting goals, it can help us in college when we do not have our parents nagging at us to set goals for ourselves, and we will have the self-discipline and self-control to do it ourselves. 

YLHS senior, Katie Ruoo (12), feels that developing long-term goals for herself has helped her battle senioritis, saying, “Focusing on things that I know will benefit my future has really helped me stay motivated during my last semester of high school.” 

So, seniors, hold on! With these last few months of high school, we want to end it with a win and not a loss!