Michael Hakim Week 7 - Senioritis is Very Real

      After November 1, all of us seniors believed that our college stresses would be close to over. I think it is safe to say that we were wrong. We stressed out rushing to get everything done before the deadlines just to face a whole new workload in our school classes. But now that the applications are in, I simply don’t want to do my work anymore, even though I have more work now than ever. It’s not that I’m not doing my work - I always make sure to get everything done on time. However, it is very hard to stay motivated.

     Whenever I get home from school, I just want to go to sleep, and then work out. Those are honestly the only things on my mind. Though I recognize my schoolwork is important and will always do it with quality, the sense of urgency I once had to get it all done has diminished.

     I know that once I get to college my sense of urgency will return. I am really looking forward to college for this reason, as I am happy that I will be able to finally enjoy work again. English is honestly my favorite subject and is one of the only classes that I actually am engaged in. I especially enjoy writing, which is something I may want to continue in college. I am hopeful for my future in becoming engaged again in my studies. Until then, though, I plan on taking it a bit easy this year.

Is Senioritis impacting you this year? To what extent?





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  1. AnonymousNovember 8, 2022 at 10:22 PM

    I don't like the term 'senioritis' because I feel it is overused by adults to blame students for their lack of motivation, but stress has severe consequences. For me, the courses I have taken and clubs I have joined have had a snowball effect where my workload constantly increases over time. I am forced to do more while wanting to do less, which leads to the lack of motivation familiar to most. This is one thing I do not like about the college application process: that dropping an academic venture is seen as a weakness rather than an opportunity to find new interests.

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