As the Summer of 2017 comes to an end, a new group of high school seniors will enter their institutions for their very last "first day". Slowly, but surely, college applications will come, then college acceptances, Senior Skip Day, Senior Picnics/Trips, and some of their very last "lasts"-- last musical, last game, last time walking the halls of your school, last time in your favorite class, even the last time you'll see some of your classmates until your 10th reunion. And, just like me (and many, many others), you'll also get Senioritis. Maybe you already have it, and maybe you won't even notice that you do, but eventually, like most, you'll see that it's happening.

1. You'll start missing homework assignments.

It'll happen here and there; your math problems this week, your English reading last month... until finally, your teachers give up and stop assigning it all together. You''ll play it off like you "forgot" and maybe, at first, you genuinely did. Eventually, your homework won't matter anymore because "I'm already in college" or "My grade will still be an A". I won't try to convince you to actually do your homework, because once May hits, most seniors are a lost cause, and, despite what your teachers tell you, they'll cave. Even in AP classes, once you've taken the exam, your class becomes easier and easier.

2. Waking up on time becomes less and less, of a priority.

You'll be on time for the first few months, probably until after Christmas. We all know the saying "New Year, New Me". Well, this "new you" gets up for school at the last possible minute, and quite frankly, couldn't care less if you're late... for the 5th time that month. And this doesn't include absences. You'll start showing up less and less. You'll find out the max amount of times you can be absent and still graduate, and somehow, you'll meet that max.

3. Class time becomes more of a social hour than anything else.

You'll actually learn for first 3-ish marking periods, but even your teachers will give up. I remember one of my teachers being frequently absent for the last few weeks of school, and when they were there, all we did was watch movies or do busy work.Classes will become less about their subjects and more about where someone got their prom dress, or where everyone's going for the after prom parties.

4. Movies will become your best friend.

You'll find your teachers coming up with crazy reasons for watching Ratatouille or excuses for why 21 relates to your math class. You'll love it, of course. It basically gives you a whole period to sit on your phone while you pretend to watch the movie. Or maybe you'll actually watch the movies... or sleep through it and then panic when your teacher starts asking questions about it. No matter what, you'll become so well versed in movie quotes that you could win Jeopardy.

5. Your motivation will slowly dwindle until you finally graduate

You won't know how you did it, but you did. The late nights and early mornings have all amounted to this-- the 5 seconds in which they call your name and your family screams so loud trying to embarrass you. You've made it this far, and you're finally being recognized for everything you've done.

Senior year is a breeze compared to what you've done so far. So, show up (most days) , keep your grades up, and enjoy your senior year, because it goes by so fast. By June, your head will be spinning due just how fast everything has happened.