Have You Caught The Bug?

by Ugochi Onyeukwu

The Symptoms of Senioritis

Every senior has felt it, that urge to just drop all your books and scream "I can't do this anymore." Most cases of senioritis begin after college applications and mid-year reports have been sent in, but in extreme cases it might start the first day of senior year or earlier. Senioritis affects everyone, regardless of sex, age, height, race etc. Senioritis can be deadly to ones grades and may be contagious. Keep an eye out for that nasty problem
The symptoms of this virus are:
* Laziness
* Over-excessive wearing of overly comfortable clothing (including but not limited to sweatpants and track suits)
* Lack of studying
* Not doing any work
* Repeated Absences
* Skipping classes
* Dismissive attitude
* Playing pranks on others

With new cases of senioritis occurring every day, the only known way of curing this virus is the wonderful event known as Graduation. Rasheda Foster said, " Its just stressful, with college applications, grades, and my job. I have to put in extra work." Some seniors think that senioritis is about fear, an unnamed senior sad that he does not have senioritis, because he has nothing to be afraid of in the work department. Takia Williams says that after working so hard to get here she thought that senior year would be a breeze; she has found that to be very false. When asked if she sees senioritis among the seniors in Cardozo, Ms. April Copes replied, "Heck yes, for some people its the fear of moving on to the real world and some other people its the same laziness they had all the other years. On the other hand there are some seniors working very hard to get into the colleges of their choice and to win scholarships."

By George Telzrow |  February 20, 2007; 5:45 PM ET School
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