Entering a New World: Leaving Hawai’i
Hawai’i vs. The Mainland ~ A comparison of the Hawaiian Islands to the east coast of the U.S. mainlandArchive for 1.) My Old Blog
Embracing Graduation… and Change
Many seniors look at their last year or few months as a sort of prison. It may feel like this at times, but the truth is (and I know you’ve heard this a million times) these are the best days of your life! Embrace them! Don’t forget the good the bad, the smiles and the tears—every unforgettable and sometimes regrettable memory shaped who you are today.
You will most likely never see most of the people you’ve become accustomed to seeing everyday ever again! There are a million roads, opportunities and advances ahead of you and this is a time when you should be embracing change, remembering old times but moving forward. Read the rest of this entry »
Finals Week
The dreaded finals week no student can avoid is quickly approaching.
Senioritis may have kicked in but that won’t be the correct answer to any of your finals questions. Finals are harsh on the victims of Senoritis, applying pressure where it hurts—your brain.
But one must propel forward into success and not let the test take you…
Here are some test taking tips I’ve discovered over the years for those concerned with that 15-25 percent value finals tend to have on your grade. Read the rest of this entry »
8 Stress Relievers
College students feel overwhelmed in the last few weeks of classes before graduation. On top of most dealing with Senioritis (like yours truly), they have to punch out those last few crucial classes and on top of that worry about landing a job.
Here are some different ways to deal with high stress levels and try to reduce them: Read the rest of this entry »
Stressin’ Out
College seniors on the brink of graduating may be excited but many are apprehensive as well. Getting the overwhelming anxieties is completely normal.
Graduates are faced with gigantic questions that require such meaningful answers.
What are you going to do now? How are you going to make money? Where are you going to live? How are you going to apply your degree to your career? What now? Read the rest of this entry »
The Answers To Your Questions
A Cure? Anyone?
So I’ve been doing a lot of online research trying to figure out how to cure Senioritis. Apparently there is an actual definition for this disease.
Senioritis (n.) – A less than moderate interest in school-related activities, especially academics that students usually acquire around the last semester of their senior year; symptoms include having a reduced attention to studies and extracurricular activities, making up excuses not to attend classes, sleeping during class and suffering from a severe fixation on partying.
Having fell victim to this illness myself, I have strong motivation to find a cure. I’ve browsed the sites, found very similar attempts and jabs at theories to help pull seniors away from this highly contagious disease but NONE of them give solutions that seniors will actually follow through with. I am living evidence of this. The suggestions were all identical (it was almost like they were plagiarizing and no one could come up with a fresh idea). These lame suggestions went something like this:
I’ve Been Diagnosed: Senioritis
Much like arthritis, senioritis prevents an individual from doing physical tasks such as using a pencil, pen, or keyboard. It also prevents the infected from doing physical labor, like carrying a bag, driving a vehicle (to your classes) and sitting for long periods of time listening to a professor drone on.
Okay so maybe it isn’t exactly like arthritis and it typically affects seniors in college and in high school, rather than the elderly, but it can still be considered a disease in its own right.
I have been in denial that I’ve been infected by this bizarre psychological disease, having gone through it in high school and being fully aware of the symptoms.
This is one of the most dangerous illnesses seniors may encounter. You may not believe it’s truly that bad, but the truth is quite the opposite.
Senioritis prevents its victims from punching through those last few weeks that may be crucial whether soon-to-be-graduates believe it or not. The last thing a senior needs is a letter stating they failed to meet the requirements from university standards to graduate because they strayed away from their hard-earned path of academia.
Do not let this disease impede on the day you’ve been waiting for your whole life; Graduation Day.
Here are some common symptoms that come with this academically killing disease:
Making Time to Stay Clean
While in college, messy standards were not uncommon or even looked down upon. Girls tend to be cleaner in the kitchens and bathrooms, but still, aren’t as clean as their mothers.
With your new life; environment, career, social, you will find that you really have little time to make sure you’re living habitat is…well livable.
It is up to you to make sure you uphold the professionalism of your new life in your home as well. You are no longer in college; gone are the days of pizza boxes on the floor and dirty laundry scattered around your bedroom. Your refrigerator will hopefully be stocked with actual food rather than liquor bottles and cases of beer.
