As seniors start to receive acceptance letters from colleges, the feeling of laziness and lethargy that kicks in for many is known as “senioritis.” We all feel like we deserve a little down time after working hard for three and a half straight years. Having a letter in our hands gives us not only a sense of maturity and accomplishment, but also a feeling of growing up.

Most of the kids in our senior class know that senioritis is all talk and nothing but a joke because schools actually do care about senior year for most applicants. The current students who messed around as underclassmen now have to work twice as hard as seniors, even if they once looked forward to a lesser workload.

I was a freshman who came in strong-headed and cavalier, not having any of my priorities straight. I thought that my future was many years away, and never could have imagined the impact that freshman year had on my college acceptance status, until becoming a senior this year.

Now, instead of being able to have some relaxation time, I still need to focus on grades, subject test scores and everything else. This is a lesson to all because teachers know that all grades in high school count, and they would not advise their students if they didn’t know what they were talking about.

I am writing this to help the underclassmen that think that they have everything together because I want them to learn from my mistakes. They are not the only ones who are going through it; there are many other participants.

One thing that I did was prayed. My advice would be to pray to God and just ask him for perseverance. Without any prayer, it is impossible to accomplish the task because God is always the way to everything. He will fulfill your prayer; all you need to do is trust in him.

Just note that your early years of high school mean everything, and they portray your academic future. Don’t become discouraged if you are in the position I was in, just make the turn around from here and make tomorrow the day that you decide to make the change.

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