Also known as senioritis, taking it easy senior year may seem like a nice break, but is likely to do more harm than good. According to recent reports, incomplete high school preparation can contribute to academic problems in college.
- "As many as half of all college students do not have adequate academic preparation, and are required to take remedial courses."
- "More than one quarter of the freshmen at 4-year colleges and nearly half of those at 2-year colleges do not even make it to their sophomore year."
Not only does senioritis jeopardize your chances for success later on in college, it can also affect your grades -- and college admission officers pay close attention to your performance senior year.
Senior-Year Grades and College AdmissionMany students mistakenly believe that prepping for college ends after the eleventh grade. However, the senior year -- the entire senior year -- is actually of particular interest to colleges.
If You Are AcceptedMany college acceptance letters include warnings to students such as "Your admission is contingent on your continued successful performance." This means colleges reserve the right to deny you admission should your senior year grades drop.
Mary Lee Hoganson, College Counselor for Homewood-Flossmor Community High School, Flossmor, Illinois writes: "It is not at all rare for a college to withdraw an offer of admission when grades drop significantly over the course of the senior year. (I have a folder full of copies of these letters.)"
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Oh, senioritis. I loathe it as well, because it does screw you over .. and I have many people who can attest to that.
But if your APs are over and you aren't learning anything in class anymore, go for it!
Yeah I have it really bad, my whole grade does. We are the worst class in the history of my school I think.
I've been trying not to fall into senioritis, but I got that out early with something I liked to call "junioritis." I had basically did almost like what seniors do junior year, and luckily for myself, I got myself back in gear and have significantly improved in my senior year. Though, I think that I was lucky enough not to get into any serious slumps and maintained decent grades when suffering "junioritis."
I definitely agree with you!
I had senioritis, but not enough to affect my grades. I have found though that I've been dealing with a bout of it my sophomore year of college. Two words-not good.....
I have heard of senioritis and what it may cost you grade-wise and just study-wise. It is such a habit to feel though. It is just my first week of school back and I am already so lazy for classes. But I came to realize that senioritis can be a really bad thing because of scholarships, college application, and even school itself. I think it is the last year to prove ourselves worthy to colleges and its just to work even harder this year rather than getting caught up in "senioritis."