Lately, I have been having the worst Senioritis! Senioritis is a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or college, characterized by a decline in motivation or performance. I have definitely been having Senioritis. I have been having Senioritis as I am going through my last semester of college. There is only one month left. I am a little terrified to leave college life; however, I am definitely ready to start this new exciting life. My only problem is fighting this Senioritis “disease” because most days I have no motivation.
When I was a Freshman starting college at the Mount, I was always on top of making sure I would get my assignments done. Sometimes I would even get my assignments done before the due date. I felt proud of being able to get my assignments done on time, even early, and felt extremely motivated. I was so excited and was looking forward to starting my classes for my major: Special Education.
Now that has all changed due to Senioritis. This is my last semester of my senior year of college. My Senioritis has progressed from week one, when I had some motivation, to now being a month away from graduation and I have absolutely zero motivation. I have started getting my assignments done the night that they are due, compared to freshman year where I had my assignments complete before they were due. I really don’t feel that bad about getting my assignments in right as they are due, rather than early. I’m getting things done, right?
I would say the little motivation I have is graduation being right around the corner.
I have started to have one of the most unnatural routines to get my homework done at night. Here are some tips that I do NOT recommend doing that Senioritis will get you to do, due to lack of motivation.
- Around 8:00 pm, I start debating about doing homework versus binging and watching some of my favorite shows such as “Atypical”, “Brooklyn 99”, “The Voice”, and “The Kelly Clarkson Show”. Guess which option wins?
- Then I realize, “Wow, it’s already 10pm and getting late. I better start on my homework.” I then proceed to start drinking coffee at around 10 to 11 o’clock at night so I can watch my favorite shows and also get my homework done. (I hope there aren’t any freshman or sophomores reading this. If so, I highly recommend NOT to do any of this).
I started to realize that even drinking coffee in the morning and late at night has really affected my sleep. Have I changed this pattern so I can get more sleep? Nope. It’s November 11th, and I am still drinking coffee late on a school night as I am writing this blog.
I started to realize that even drinking coffee in the morning and late at night has really affected my sleep. Have I changed this pattern so I can get more sleep? Nope. It’s November 11th, and I am still drinking coffee late on a school night as I am writing this blog.
The lack of sleep makes me feel tired while I am trying to balance my everyday life. My everyday life this semester has consisted of balancing interviews and finding a job before graduation, making graduation plans, babysitting, and completing a certain amount of hours per week of my co-op. I also have full time classes, homework, and tutoring in Project Excel for every single one of my classes. And then I have to come home to do homework that is due the next day.
Some advice I have for Freshmen and Sophomores is be ready for this “disease” and prepare yourself by planning in advance. I am ready for this “disease” of Senioritis to be cured and to move on with my new exciting life. The cure (my graduation) will start on December 14th, 2019 at 10:00am.
If you’re wondering whether or not I have a countdown, yes I do! There are 33 days until I will be cured from this “disease.” The official countdown? From November 11th, 2019 at 6:24pm there is 1 month, 2 days, 15 hours, 35 minutes, and 3 seconds until I will be officially cured from this “disease”.
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