<p>Commiserate here - please!
S seems to think high school is over and done with - on to college! Problem: there are about 8 weeks left........we had quite a talk tonight and he promises to get the train back on track. (Amid threats!)
Any words of wisdom from those who have been there, done that?</p>
<p>I am right there with you...my d has had senioritis ever since she started getting college acceptances. Her grades are still fine, but she has no interest in any of the usual h.s. events and sees no importance in "walking across the stage to get a pice of paper." She also has no plans to go to the prom. As far as she is concerned high school is over..she is "tired of all the drama." I look at it (hopefully) as a sign of maturity.</p>
<p>Thanks lexas, good to know I'm not suffering alone! ha</p>
<p>Where is your D going to college? My S is still undecided - Tulane or University of Florida. (Adding to my stress level)</p>
<p>My d will be going to Oklahoma City University as a Musical Theatre major. (and that adds to my stress level because it is halfway across the country from our home!) But she is very excited about college...which is definitely a good thing given that she is "finished" with high school, at least in her mindset!</p>
<p>Good luck to your s as he makes his decision (and to you as you survive these last two months of his senior year!)</p>
<p>tabbyzmom,</p>
<p>My son isn't really demonstrating symptoms of senioritis, but he has lamented quite a bit about how it doesn't seem fair that there is no TIME to have senioritis <em>lol</em>. He is still participating in forensics tournaments and is working on his case for nationals in debate next June. Also, he was one of the ones nominated to submit a speech for consideration to the committee responsible for the graduation speeches, and he has to have that memorized by the end of spring break, BEFORE they even decide if they will use him as a speaker! His grades are holding up, but he is a bit worried about his English grade (what seems to have been good enough for a high A all fall seems not-quite-good-enough now). There is a lot coming down very quickly in the next few weeks, and I think we're ALL a bit tired of this emotional rollercoater! I have no great words of wisdom for you, but I do have lots of sympathy and great wishes for all to get back on course soon with your S!!!! Hang in there! ~berurah</p>
<p>Lexas, the plans sound great - lucky you, knowing where she is going to attend!!
Thanks, berurah, you are always so cheerful and upbeat - it is contagious- Best of luck to your son; what wonderful things to keep him "occupied" this spring! I am pulling for him to be the graduation speaker :)</p>
<p>My S has senioritis bad. He didn't even care about a B+ in physics---- and it's regular, not even honors! (S is a humanities type) H has been teasing him about this like mad. But we can't complain when he's pulling top grades in AP classes.</p>
<p>I'm with Berurah. My S does not seem to have time for senioritis, but this may change in a couple of weeks when various competitions finally wind down.</p>
<p>Apparently there are at least two manifestations of senioritis: kids whose grades are starting to slack off, and kids who can't wait to get out. Mine is very definitely in the latter camp (and has been for about two and a half years, sigh). She told us that she was going to let the grades go a bit once her apps were in, but she just doesn't seem to know how to do that and instead has racheted up the complaining to the point where none of us want to ask her how her day went.</p>
<p>She'a another one who really doesn't care about all the senior stuff (the ball, the breakfast, the picnic, etc.). She's had one foot out the door a long time.</p>
<p>Mine claims he's had senioritus since his junior year. Looking at his grades his junior year, I think he's right. What also doesn't help is his graduation isn't until June 23, over a month after the AP exams. My main question last fall to the AP teachers was what do you do to keep them interested, and they actually have some things planned that do sound interesting. </p>
<p>Bereruh, you mentioned nationals in June for debate, is that in Philidelphia? Mine S apparently still has a chance at going to that. He's already scheduled to go to Milwaukee over Memorial Day weekend for a different nationals in debate. Plus his Odyssey of the Mond team is determined to go back to Worlds, in Colorado, if they can make it out of our regional meet. He has no time, but none of it is classroom based. I'll be SO glad when June is here, and over!</p>
<p>I honestly wouldn't sweat it provided things do not slide too much. Our son got it and we let him be. Weeknite movies and band shows became far more normal. One was about 2 hours away and he didn't get back until after 2 am but he shagged his butt into school at 8am the next day. Does anyone think that this will affect their college prep in any singnificant way??</p>
<p>His grades slipped a bit but big deal!! He thoroughly enjoyed the last few months of HS and learned that he could slip in a school day evening out if he planned ahead.</p>
<p>We adults have to understand that once those college acceptances start coming in, our children are looking ahead and there is no harm in that. Many of their hs friendships will change once they go off to college. I actually enjoyed seeing our son easing off the pedal a bit and having a fun concluding his hs years.</p>
<p>And didn't we do the same? I remember skipping out of school at lunchtime with the rest of the golf team to play cards on the day of a match. We got caught, we got detention but we were allowed to play in the match(thanks coach!!). He understood what we were going through and we laughed about it the next year when I went to watch them play in the State Section 4 tourney.</p>
<p>It is all about moderation and maturity folks.</p>
<p>Well, S's most visible manifestation of senioritis is that he is frequently late to his first class - I have written at least 20 late notes! He has a solid A in the class, but really! (I will definitely recommend that he try to avoid all early AM classes next fall - he's a night owl).</p>
<p>He is not ready to leave - deeply focused on the spring musical and choral events, senior activities, chorus trip. Anyone know astrology? He is Scorpio rising (fixed) so is hesitant about change, but when he jumps off the diving board (or is pushed in) he swims very well (4 planets in Sag). He will spend 4 days visiting a college next week, so that should bring it all home to him.</p>
<p>Mine is a little sentimental about leaving school (even the boring, old, "can't wait to blow this joint" school) and family. She has been chomping at the bit to get to college for several years and is now feeling that she might miss her friends and family more than she thought. She is still semi-motivated at school. Fortunately, she is taking two art classes, so she is enjoying her last tri. She has a few AP tests to take yet, so she is still studying.</p>
<p>S has had senioritis since he got his acceptance (ED1) in December.
But I can't complain as he brought his midyear GPA up a couple of points. </p>
<p>But man, the socializing... I never thought one could spend so much time im'ing, cell phones, 'going out', etc etc... </p>
<p>He is truly excited about college, and about 'leaving the nest'.</p>
<p>My son has a different sort of senioritis...his view is that he has worked and sweated and "over-achieved" for the first 3 1/2 years of high school; it's now time to enjoy "senior things." He's savoring every event, every moment. He gave me his second quarter grades (straight As) w/a note on them saying "I quit"--but he's still pulling straight As this quarter...study habits (happily) die hard! But he's psyched about prom and picnic and all the end-of-year senior stuff, as well as very excited about his upcoming "launch" into college...kinda bittersweet for me; I so happy he's enjoying himself so much, and he certainly has earned this period of pure fun...but the time is going so so so fast...I'm not ready to give up the day-to-day tasks of being his mother...but ready or not, here it comes!</p>
<p>Good luck to all...we, too (like Choff) are hoping for a trip to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Colorado in May...my team won Regions; next up is State (mid-April)...fingers crossed for both Choff & us!</p>
<p>Yes, overanxious... , good luck to your team too. Have they ever gone before? S's team went to Iowa two years ago and got the bug there to return. Unfortunately it's gotten tougher here now that more HS teams are competing locally. It keeps them busy, at least.</p>
<p>I think S planned for senioritis in advance. He's on a trimester system, so he could get most of his academic classes over with the first two trimesters (esp AP-Calc). This last trimester, his only real academic class is the last segment of AP-Physics. Otherwise, he's got things like Theater Tech and Creative Writing. I so agree with Newsgirl about the socializing. Rather than a sharp cut when the kid goes off to college, senior year seems to provide a gradual evolution from dependent kid to independent adult (as in, "Where is he tonight?").</p>
<p>The only evidence of senioritis at my house is that my son turned down the role of 'Pippin' in the spring musical. It was a tough decision but he was out of the country the first week of rehearsals for a regional forensics competition, and this week he has his IB/AP mock exams...I think his own feasiblity study yielded accurate results. It would have been fun to watch him, but I understand his choice. The director was grateful he decided very early (3 days after casting)...</p>
<p>Since 40 % of the kids at our school attend universities where IB/Ap results mean everything for admission, even the kids planning to attend US colleges are still gunning it academically- at least the strong students are. I think it is their nature, and I think the want their name in "lights" (or the school bulletin anyways) with those great scores! That, plus, there is no one to "play with" anyways!! </p>
<p>They are making up for it...spring break in Bali next week...work hard, play hard (er)...then one month till the real deal IB/AP...and then a visit to work in Aceh, if it is still open...</p>
<p>Hi parents.</p>
<p>I'm a senior in high school right now and I'm here to give you my perspective of senioritis.</p>
<p>I've been admitted to several colleges so far but am still awaiting UC Berkeley... and thus far in my high school career I've never missed a homework assignment or a test and have practically killed myself for school. School has been my top priority always, many times before friends and even family, and even though I am not told to work so assiduously, I know it is my obligation to myself to smoothly pave my way to my future and to my prospective success.</p>
<p>I passed by first semester senior year with straight As, with three AP classes, and I feel accomplished by this, but now that the college results are coming and in acknowledging that colleges honestly do not care if I get Bs last semester, I find it difficult to continue the pace at which I seemingly always worked. Every single break I've had so far, including summer vacation, winter break, and (currently) spring break has been occupied with an abundance of work leaving no "break" at all. I have a 600 page book to read, as well as another 100 page book on which I am to write a 5-page essay, as well as a 3-hour take-home test and a 40-minute essay... and this is only for AP English.</p>
<p>To be honest I don't think it's ethical for teachers to assign major assignments over breaks, and I think this justifies my and many other students' apathy about school during the last year. I think you all, as parents, should encourage your children to try to continue working, but do not punish them if they get a few Bs. Let them have some fun =)</p>
<p>I think its amazing that parents on this board start to describe their seniors as having senoiritis, but then always slip in "s/he's still getting all As though." </p>
<p>Living vicariously?</p>