Senior Year is here. Every senior can’t wait until graduation, counting down the days, excited to be done, but there’s still school and work to be done. Some students are getting everything done and turned in to make sure they pass all their classes before graduation. Then, there are other students where ”Senioritis” kicks in, there’s no motivation, and they are mentally checked out and just waiting for high school to reach the end of the finish line.

As a senior, I struggle with “senioritis.” I constantly procrastinate and wait until the last minute to do my work. It’s always, “I’ll just do it later,” but later never comes. The next thing I know, I’m struggling to get my things in at the last minute, causing myself unnecessary stress that I could have simply avoided by turning in my work on time. My grades are constantly slipping, and I find myself not even wanting to show up to class anymore.

The more I let myself fall behind, the more anxious I become about my grades, wondering if I’ll even pass.  I’ve let procrastination consume me, and it shows that I have my parents, even teachers, concerned about my grades. I want to finish my last trimester with the best grades possible, but it will take much more work.

If you are a senior dealing with heavy procrastination, know you aren’t the only one, and don’t beat yourself up about it. It takes effort to overcome it, but it’s possible.  I’m still trying my best not to procrastinate and get all my work in on time, but breaking myself out of this cycle is difficult. I still find myself procrastinating; if I’m honest, I even procrastinated on this article. Here I am, doing it very late when I have much more than enough time to turn it in on time. If I could advise any upcoming senior or underclassmen, do your work and don’t get into the ‘I’ll just do it later’  mindset.