<p>2nd semester senior year is the hardest thing ever. especially if you are in AP classes. Teachers actually think you care about the AP test and keep working your ass off until then. Combine that with senioritis and all the parties and pranks..you're dead.</p>
<p>Definitely. I know the teachers better, and that helps both with understanding the material easier and with getting better grades (not necessarily the same thing, as many of you know).</p>
<p>On the flip side, however, the prospect and eventual reality of warmer, nicer weather always makes me happier and makes it harder to focus, especially when you make the change from 2 hours in the park to a lecture about Hannibal.</p>