There is no advice in this installment of Surviving South. This is a warning.
If you’ve somehow avoided the plethora of complaints and don’t know what Senioritis is, allow me to tell you. Senioritis is the disease of not caring. It happens near the end of your high school career, at which point you might have gotten into college, your grades don’t matter as much, and you’re just ready to be done with your four years.
Senioritis sucks, but it’s also the best thing ever. School might be the easiest it’s ever been—having been through seven semesters, you know what you need to do—but at the same time, you have no motivation to do even the slightest bit of work.
If you’re a victim of this right now, I have no advice to give you. I will say, though, Seniorits is an excellent relatable conversation topic if you ever find yourself in need of that.
If you are not yet a senior… good luck? There’s also no advice to give you. Just know it exists. I guess you can play the game of predicting which one of your friends will fall the most victim to Senioritis. Let me tell you this, though: even the most academically determined person you know is still prone to this disease. I’ve seen it happen in real time.
There is one more thing I want you all to know. Senioritis is for seniors, and seniors only. Unless you are in your final year, you don’t have Senioritis. I don’t want to hear anyone going around saying “I’ve had Senioritis since freshman year!” or “I’m still a junior and I already have Senioritis!” You just want an excuse to not try, and that’s fine and completely your own business, but just admit it.
There’s no vaccine for Senioritis. Just hope you recover in time for college.
