<p>I'm a senior in high school, I was accepted to my favorite college last winter under early decision. My future has been set for months now. I have 2 more months of high school, and although I'm taking extremely difficult courses (3 APs, college physics, college math) i have become increasingly lazy and i find myself just completely unable to start working or studying. I have been skipping class even. Its so unlike me. Last year I was all paranoid about grades, and getting homework done on time and getting an A. This year, I actually just decided not to do a paper knowing I would end up getting a C for the quarter. Yeah, it's bad. I just want to get the hell out of here and go to the college I've decided i wanted to go to since spring of last year. </p>
<p>But, I'm starting to get worried. what if my work habits continue into college, where I know the work will be significantly more challenging and in greater volume that it is now? i'm starting to think maybe i've lost my will to learn that i've had all my life. </p>
<p>is this something everyone goes through? does it go away once you get to college?</p>
<p>It goes away, but transferitis is still rampant :D (if you choose to of course) Or if you get accepted to your grad/professional school.</p>
<p>mine hasnt gone away lool , so i take easy classes</p>
<p>mine went away first semester cause i was so afraid to do well.. but now its come back in full force because of the weather getting nicer and it seems like the years been almost over since march.</p>
<p>the only thing keeping my studying is that i know my parents are paying $50k a year for me to be here. that doesnt stop me from procrastinating until the last possible minute however..</p>
<p>At some point in college, it clicked that I was there to learn and NOT to simply earn A's. A diploma doesn't mean jack if you don't have the skills to back it up. The job market is tightening and lots of people who have degrees will not be getting the jobs that they thought would be waiting for them on a silver platter after graduation. This applies for history majors, accounting majors, and even the engineering majors who thought that 'everyone' got a cush job after graduation. </p>
<p>Each little decision you make affects bigger things in your life... not putting much effort into some boring elective class might make the difference between landing a job and being passed over if that meaningless elective was in the field that the job is offered in. When people tell you that college is what you make of it... they are telling you the truth.</p>
<p>senioritis goes away after senior year of high school.</p>
<p>freshman year of college, you'll see yourself struggling and receiving some horrible grade fort eh first month. Then you'll learn and quit procrastinating and earn B's.</p>
<p>It kind of did, kind of didn't. </p>
<p>Before partway through junior year of HS, I worked myself crazy...I was SO intense! But the rest of high school I slacked more and more. Now that I'm in college, I've found a balance. I'm a good student but I actually don't study as much as I did early in HS, believe it or not.</p>
<p>I suspect the problem won't be motivation - hopefully, you'll be taking engaging classes - but a decline in the quality of study skills. Even if you have senioritis, you need to find a way to retain all of the good habits, academic or otherwise, that you've gained over your four years of high school. This could be as simple as making a list.</p>
<p>Senioritis returns towards end of the semesters for me. I went to my first class today since Friday. I have 20 credit hours btw. MUHAHA. But I did study for all my finals.</p>
<p>The first semester of college it went away...I definitely tried in most of my classes. However, second semester...well, I feel like it's back. I've lost a lot of motivation to try in the classes and just want to sit outside and enjoy the sun. I don't know, make sure you take classes you love! One of my problems is that as a former international affairs major, I had to take basically the same class (introduction to IAFS/introduction to international relations) so I've lost a lot of motivation to try and that's seeped into my motivation to do well in other classes. </p>
<p>Try to take a good mix of both challenging classes and classes that you know you'll do well in (but would still love) so you stay on top of things and "time manage" while also not killing yourself (either because of boredom or too much!).</p>