So, What Exactly Is Senioritis?

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Just from my first post I've received a good amount of views and some nice feedback, but I feel like the definition of Senioritis is somewhat unclear. (Whoops, my bad on my part.) So I've decided to clarify what exactly Senioritis is. Let's start with a definition:
Is this definition correct? Yes. Is this definition incorrect? Also yes. This definition is right but also wrong because Senioritis is different for everyone. For me, I believe Senioritis isn't much of a "decline in motivation" but more of a "time to move on" type of experience. In my last post I talked about how Senioritis is controlled by time, friends, and also by your own actions. The Latin suffix meaning of -itis relates to medical terms, such as colitis, the inflammation of the colon. Because Senioritis shares this suffix, it's often referred to as a disease, or in the definition, a "supposed affliction". But Senioritis is far from a medical term, it's a personal experience we all (hopefully) get to experience in our lives. Not like a "puberty" type experience but more like growing up and finding yourself.

Senior year hasn't officially started yet for me, but I've already had a few cases of Senioritis. In life there are right turns, there are wrong turns, and there are left turns too. When we are faced with decisions in life, your peers may choose right, and you may choose left. Does that mean your decision was wrong? In most cases, no, because taking a different path shouldn't matter what everyone else does, it depends on what's going to benefit you. That's how Senioritis is. It's the pressure to succeed, even though it may be different than what your friend wants to succeed in. When I move onto college in the next year, I want to study Architecture. I have friends that want to become a Lawyer, a Pastor, a Mortician, a Nurse, and a Veterinarian, just to name a few. But because what we want to achieve is different, our path to success is going to vary. The scary part about this is being separated from the people you are most comfortable around. My preferred college of choice right now is eight hours south. A good friend of mine I know wants to go away about eight hours north. A 16 hour difference is quite scary to think about in the next year when I'm used to spending almost every day with her. But Senioritis is a growing up experience, and realizing that the time to separate is soon, is almost like a whack in the face. Senioritis basically is the stress about "moving on" and the preparation to do it. Moving on to college, a career, the armed services, and moving on away from family and friends to hopefully find yourself. 

Thank goodness it's the 21st century, because keeping in touch is nothing but a text message or a Facebook post. Another point I wanted to mention in this post was that through thick and thin, you learn who your true friends are. This year, I know I will not be the only one living with Senioritis in my group of friends. Learning to support each other through a complicated year with tough situations is what friendship should be about. Yes, Senioritis is learning to grow up and move on, but it doesn't mean you have to disconnect with those you love. In the end, they'll still be there for you. *plays FRIENDS theme song*

-mb.



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