Senioritis

Senioritis is an imaginary syndrome attributed to students nearing the end of high school and college in the United States and Canada. Its symptoms can include laziness, procrastination, apathy toward schoolwork, and truancy.

While senioritis is most certainly not a real disease, its effects are well known to most experienced educators. This imagined affliction is a symptom of students' complacency once they have all but guaranteed their place at commencement. After college admission letters arrive in early spring, high school seniors feel even less pressure to push themselves academically. However, in an effort to combat senioritis, many colleges require that an updated transcript be sent from the high school after the end of the school year, and will revoke admission if a student's grades drop dramatically.

See also

• Lame duck

External Links

• The College Board: What to do About Senioritis
• NPR: The Mysteries of Senioritis
• Jostens: Dealing with Senioritis
• eCampusTours - Senioritis: Avoiding the Epidemic
• Wayne D'Orio. Searching For The Cure To Senioritis. District Administration: The Magazine for K-12 Education Leaders. October, 2002.

See also: Senioritis, Apathy, Canada, College, College admissions, Commencement, Disease, High school, Lame duck, Laziness