What's up with senioritis?

Senioritis is the supposed affliction students contract in their final year of college or high school, which shows the decline of student productivity.

High school is a difficult place for students. The constant stress of tests and assignments causes students to increase their work ethic. But a student with a high work ethic for four years straight has the potential to burn out and become exhausted. And when we are at our most stressed, that time arrives! University and college applications are due. Students cram to find their future and their dreams. Once the chaos of applying has ended, a huge sigh of relief strikes across high schools everywhere. This is when senioritis kicks in. The feeling of accomplishment after applications have been handed in causes the intense work ethic to decline, maybe even stop. Think of early acceptance. Early acceptance is when a university bases a students acceptance off of their grade 11 marks. But they requires the student to keep their marks high. The student may think “oh, I’m already accepted”, when in reality the student must keep their grades high. If their grades don’t stay at that point they put themselves at risk of losing eligibility for their desired program. Senioritis is the constant struggle for graduating students to keep their motivation. Many students just give up come second semester, and second semester is just around the corner. So the next time you see a grade twelve crying into a blanket in the middle of the hallway, you’ll understand just where it may be coming from.