Fellow college seniors,

Have you noticed yourself feeling rundown, procrastinating entirely too much and drinking a little more caffeine than usual? If you answered yes to any of these, there is a slight (extreme) possibility you could be diagnosed with senioritis. It has been going around for quite some time now, and I would get tested immediately if you have noticed any symptoms interfering with your school performance.

Senioritis is an infection that can not only attack the human body once in high school, but it can also attack in college. However, the second time you come down with it, the worse off you are.

Warning: depending on the intensity of the senioritis, it can be extremely contagious, so always wash your hands thoroughly, and stay away from bars on weeknights.

Transferring to the University of Tennessee my sophomore year made the option to graduate in four years look very slim. I remember sitting in my advisor's office looking at the requirements for graduating from UT, and my world shattered. In that moment, though, it gave me more motivation to complete extra hours and get back on track.

However, it is senior year, I am on track and planning to graduate in May, but I am completely and utterly over school.

"Go to college. It will be fun," they said.

I will sit at home and make a to-do list of everything I need to start, work on or finish for school, and somehow I always find myself doing the exact opposite of what is on the list. It is almost as if I forget how to read when I look at the list. That, my friend, is procrastination at its finest.

Although there are no physical symptoms of senioritis other than tiredness and lack of motivation, it is a real thing, people!

So often, I find myself sitting in a class that I had to force myself to go to, and instead of listening to the lecture I am paying such a huge chunk of money for, I catch myself thinking about what I am going to eat for lunch or dinner that day. This is absolutely absurd.

Professors are also apt to not accept a doctor's note regarding senioritis. It is almost as if they believe senioritis is a ball of lies. Ridiculous, right? What a hard life it is to suffer from such a detrimental infection that only those suffering can fully understand.

Fellow seniors, we can overcome this together. This semester is almost over, and we have to keep fighting for our freedom. Let us all recognize the many hours of hard work we have completed and cherish the last few all-nighters we have to come. Bless you all, and let us make it out of this alive and well.