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Four Ways To Combat Senioritis

How to make your senior year a memorable one.

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Four Ways To Combat Senioritis
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It's that time of year: not Christmas time, but senioritis time! The fall semester is coming to a close. College application deadlines begin to float away like a luminous cloud. As the school year begins to slow down, it's almost inevitable that senior activity in school slows down along with it, too.

In front of teachers' and parents' very eyes, the senior class becomes a group of living zombies, doing the absolute minimum to reach graduation. Before the irresistible pull of senioritis tugs you away forever, consider these tips to make your senior year a memorable one.

1. Look at the consequences.

You've sent in your college applications. You've completed your FAFSA. You've finished midterms. You've received your semester transcript. School seems about over, right? I understand your reasoning, but don't close the curtain too quickly.

Remember three facts before ending your high school career early: colleges can take back their acceptance statements if your GPA drops significantly, unexcused absences can prevent you from receiving your diploma, and nearly all colleges request a final transcript.

It may seem like the end, but it really isn't.

2. Get a planner.

Sure, not making a list appears to be less time-consuming, but this disorganized course of action actually backfires. When we seniors keep our struggles locked in the back of their mind, life itself feels twice as stressful than it truly is.

To take some of senior year's heavy weight off of your shoulders, get a planner, and begin writing down your hectic schedules.

3. Get some shut-eye.

Out of the four points on this list, completing this task will probably be the most challenging. How, you may ask, can I get any amount of rest in this oh-so-busy twenty-first century? How, you may ask can I get any amount of rest when there's so much to worry about? How, you may ask, is any of this even possible?

There's only one answer to that: time management. Though it can be difficult, make sure that your limited time is divided equally amongst all of your homework, extracurricular activities, and other responsibilities.

If you devote most of your time to one activity, you'll feel as if all of your tasks cannot be done. Weak time management can contribute to many of the common symptoms of senioritis.

4. Don't give up.

As much as it may seem, senior year is not impossible. Americans have been completing the difficult task for generations upon generations. If it helps in any way, there are always family members, friends, and others to lean onto for support.

You didn't throw away thirteen years of your precious life to give up in the end. Fight on until you walk across the stage and accept that beautiful diploma.

Every senior student should come out of school with a bang, not a bust. We've dealt with school work, homework, extracurricular activities for as long as our brains can remember, so why stop now? Looking back, this last semester is only a fraction of what we've overcome in elementary, middle, and high school combined. Make sure to hold in for these last six plus months; it will definitely matter in the long run.

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