(April 1, 2010) — Senioritis. As freshmen, the thought of having anything like senioritis is too far away. As sophomores, constant projects and essays are occupying enough, leaving no time to even think about slacking off. Junior year symptoms of senioritis begin to arise. Then finally as seniors, the true meaning of senioritis is finally understood.Entering senior year, Arjun Anandan was determined to prove all of his teachers wrong and stand up and tough against senioritis. “I was like how hard can it be to continue what I have been doing for the last three years, for just one last year?” said Anandan. He also explained that after taking his last chance of scoring high on the SATs and finally finishing those dragging college applications, he didn’t know what to do. For Anandan, all those years of hard work and determination where all for the one big reason: seeing an acceptance letter. But after all the applications are finalized, there isn’t anything that can be done or perfected to appeal to colleges. According to Anandan, this is when seniors begin to relax and let senioritis kick in. “It’s this weird feeling, its not that I don’t want to do homework, I just can’t do it,” senior Ani Oganesyan said. Out of the 50 seniors asked, 48 people said they are currently experiencing senioritis. “I just can’t force myself to come to school anymore, I just find it pointless,” said senior Valentina Zargarian. Senioritis can have serious consequences, though. Although acceptance letters are sent out, they are only provisional, meaning failure to complete a class can automatically revoke the acceptance. To prevent senioritis, senior Ericka Roque suggests that students should “do good in the beginning of the semester, so a little slacking off won’t hurt.” According to government teacher Nick Doom, ways to prevent senioritis are to stay focused and not forget the fact that school isn’t over yet. “There is a cure, but no one wants to take the medicine,” he said.