In one’s senior year, there is so much to look forward to. After waiting so long, there’s prom, senior picnic, senior pranks, graduation, and parties. In the mix of this, it’s so easy to fall behind and lack motivation.

Senioritis can be defined as a “sickness” that strikes in high school seniors. It’s the general feeling of apathy and nonchalance towards school work. It reduces their interest in learning and they tend to slack off.

Seniors try to balance their social life, extracurricular activities, college admissions, and maybe even a part-time job. Along the way, students become less motivated and seem to think things are unimportant. Most of time, they find themselves hanging out with their friends, making their social lives their number one priority.

After all, most seniors have already gotten into their college acceptance letters by spring break. By this time, they barely get their school work done and let it slide, as well as their grades. They find themselves waking up late, dressing lazy, and not doing anything.

Regardless of the consequences, it is still tempting to let school work slide. After all, seniors are stressed and busy.

In order to avoid senioritis, think about the things awaiting in the future or the classes you’ll be taking in college. Will you be able to manage them if you’re struggling to show up senior year?

Here’s some advice from soon-to-graduate seniors about how to survive second semester senior year:

“Don’t allow yourself to slack off academically, take hard and challenging courses. Don’t do the minimum. Take any classes that’ll help you in college,” says Sally Mercer.

“Stay motivated and keep up with your school work. It’s much easier to be able to relax and enjoy your time as a senior, opposed to stressing about due dates. Don’t procrastinate!” recommends Sophie Darwin.

“Remember colleges can change their minds. Don’t be a half year semester senior. If your grades drop, they will drop you. Nothing is guaranteed. So keep up with your work,” suggests PJ Bresnahan.