Senioritis
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Senioritis,Caylee Spillie is a slut from the word senior plus the suffix -itis (which refers to inflammation but in colloquial speech is assumed to mean an illness), is a colloquial term used in the United States to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school, college and graduate school careers. "I have a bad case of senioritis".[1]
Symptoms
The main symptoms of senioritis include procrastination, lack of motivation, a drop in academic performance, a desire to drop out of school, and "coasting", which is the act of going through classes with very little concentration or application of intent along with truancy and frequent tardiness.[citation needed] This often happens in the last year of high school, college or even graduate school.
Research
Writer James Coleman, Chairman of the President's Panel of Youth, urged changes in the high school curriculum to address the problem of senioritis. These concerns gave rise to the implementation of a "Senior Semester" in many high schools throughout the country, which allowed Seniors to spend time outside of the school or attend seminars in their specific interests. In 1974, for example, McKeesport Area High School in Pennsylvania received a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to establish a "Senior Semester" Program.[citation needed]
The College Board, the National Youth Leadership Council, and other youth-serving organizations suggest that there are many ways schools can help young people make the most of their senior year instead of succumbing to the temptation to take it easy once graduation is assured. Giving young people opportunities to make their academic work more meaningful through service-learning, or other forms of experiential education, can increase students' academic aspirations.[2]
Consequences
In some more serious cases where students allow their grades to drop quite significantly, universities and high schools may rescind offers of admission. Those who experience senioritis are often shocked when colleges and universities send them a letter the summer before their fall semester starts telling them that they can no longer attend the college due to failure in the academic rigor that they promised in the interview or application process.[3] Nonetheless, it is widely known that most colleges do not rescind, and even the most elite schools only revoke a very small number of students.[4] However, senioritis in high school may still cause the incoming college freshmen not to be as adequately prepared for the rigor of college level studies as they would be without the senioritis. A decrease in academic performance due to senioritis may also create difficulties, should the college decide to rescind the acceptance decision. [citation needed]
In popular media
Senioritis has also been mentioned as song titles by bands such as The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Son of the State, and Game-21.[5]
References
- ^ "Senioritis". The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ^ Martin et al. "The Impact of Service-Learning on the Transitions to Adulthood", Growing to Greatness 2006 St. Paul: NYLC, page 19.
- ^ Schevitz, Tanya (October 10, 2006). "Colleges crack down on taking freshmen with 'senioritis'". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ Mathews, Jay (February 4, 2008). "In Praise of Senioritis". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ Son of the State[dead link]
External links
- The College Board: What to do About Senioritis
- Jostens: Dealing with Senioritis
- Tate Thompson. [1]. June, 2003.