Senioritis has nothing on spring semester.
Right about now, high school seniors across the country are skipping classes, neglecting homework and likely sleeping through the classes they do attend. This phenomenon is commonly known as senioritis and is thought to be the worst motivational disease known to students.
I am here to inform you that there is a much worse issue facing college students and it is not just a one time thing. Spring semester comes around every year.
After all of the elaborate vacations and poor decisions on the beaches of Miami, students must return to their universities and begin the final leg of the academic year.
For anyone who isn’t currently in college, this could sound like some classic millennial complaining; but I assure you it is quite real.
Spring semester, especially after Spring break combines two extremes that should never go together. The weather is beautiful, summer is within reach, but you still need to push through the traditional late semester push where professors back up their dump trucks of exams and papers.
There is hope however!
I believe there is a way for students to get out and enjoy the beauty of spring in their college towns while still keeping up with their school work. The first and most obvious solution is to cut down on procrastination and get your work done in a timely fashion so you can enjoy that sweet spring breeze.
Let’s be honest here, we are still going to procrastinate, we’re college students, it’s what we do.
A much more practical option is to do your work outside. Find a park bench, a café table, or even a patch of grass with a view. You’ll find that being outside spices up the dull homework process and might make time move just a little bit faster, and when you’re done, you’re already outside!
I'm sure a few of you will certainly read this during a week filled with exams, papers, and homework. There is not an article in the world that can make those go away. An important thing to remember is to just keep your head down and survive this last month before summer and the endless hours of netflix and sleep that come with it.
