As some may say, “senior year is a total blowoff”. Though this statement is somewhat true, beware. You may have the simple task of a senior project, but a lot of seniors (including myself) let the thought of their senior year being worthless get to their head.
In reality, it’s another school year. It might not be as hard as your junior or sophomore year, but the truth is it still matters.
Classes like government or economics can hold you back from graduating if you don’t focus on the work and study whenever it’s needed. The homework in those classes isn’t excessive. That being said, you’ll be lost like a small child in a Walmart if you don’t keep up.
Junior year might be the most stressful, but when it comes to work piling up, senior year can definitely have its downs. It can be an easy year to survive, but only if you’re smart about.
To be completely honest, I barely got by. I let all of the “simplicity” get to my head and it took over my work ethic. Not that my work ethic was very strong to begin with, but it jeopardised my extracurricular activities multiple times.
Something else you might hear is that colleges don’t care about your senior year. Disregard this statement. Because if you don’t pass your senior year (meaning even one class) you won’t be attending that college of your choice like you thought.
The work can really sneak up on you when you tell yourself you’ll tackle the homework after that party on Saturday night. Sunday comes around and you’re laying on your couch gaining sleep that was lost the previous night, leaving your homework incomplete. In other words, maybe put homework before partying with your friends? I don’t know, food for thought.
I heard a great piece of advice from a mentor of mine: “In high school, you’re fighting to get out. In college, you’re fighting to stay in.” Nothing could be more true. Sure you’re fighting to get out, but when you don’t do your work, it brings you down and it’s not easy to recover from.
But senior year should be fun. So have fun. Not to the extent where you fail classes, but do your best, and aim for the next fall when you’re in college. You’ll do just fine.
