{"id":487,"date":"2014-05-04T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/?p=487"},"modified":"2014-04-30T18:56:36","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T18:56:36","slug":"struggling-with-senioritis-suggestions-to-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2014\/05\/04\/struggling-with-senioritis-suggestions-to-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling with Senioritis: Suggestions to Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/files\/2014\/04\/Senioritis-Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-488\" alt=\"Senioritis- Opinion\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/files\/2014\/04\/Senioritis-Photo-300x227.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a>Do you find yourself struggling to pay attention in class and really not caring about homework and studying like you did in the beginning of the year? Do you find yourself dreading going to class more now then you did during the polar vortex?\u00a0 If so, you can tell spring has sprung!<\/p>\n<p>As the weather begins to change you\u2019re now waking up to the shining sun and chirping birds, and the last place you want to be is sitting in back to back classes, listening to professor\u2019s lecture. You may notice your attention begins to slip and you have no desire to do anything school-related. Seniors seem to be affected the most around this time of year; us seniors call that \u201csenioritis\u201d. Beware, it is very easy to catch and hard to get rid of.<\/p>\n<p>Senioritis predominantly arises in the spring semester, and it occurs when priorities often shift from academics to one\u2019s social life. Although it is called senioritis, it affects students of all grades; however, for many seniors the only cure seems to be graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Although you may want to slack off and ditch class to enjoy the last few weeks of the semester, remember you don\u2019t want to ruin all the hard work that you have put in thus far, so here are some tips for overcoming senioritis.<\/p>\n<p><b>Take care of yourself<\/b>. \u00a0This is often a stressful time of the year because you are either trying to get everything done before the end of the semester, or you are busy preparing for life after graduation. \u00a0Your diet and sleep patterns can affect you mentally and physically, so make sure you are taking care of yourself.\u00a0 Try putting aside some time to help your body and your mind by coming to a group fitness class, such as yoga.<\/p>\n<p><b>Plan ahead<\/b>.\u00a0 If you avoid putting everything off until last minute stress levels often rise. \u00a0By planning ahead you will have more time to do things that want to do, and you won\u2019t have to miss out on having a good time with all your friends.<\/p>\n<p><b>Avoid cramming<\/b>. If you spend a little time each day studying you will retain the information better, and you won\u2019t have to spend 10hours in the library on a 70 degree day trying to memorize two months\u2019 worth of notes.<\/p>\n<p><b>Get motivated<\/b>. &#8220;Your motivation at the end of your senior year \u2026 is a pretty good indication in terms of your motivation for the next stage of your life,&#8221; says Sara Hamon, the assistant dean of undergraduate studies at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/florida-state-university-1489\">Florida State University<\/a>. Don\u2019t let slacking off affect your future. Participate in challenges such as the Indoor Ironman, to keep you up and moving to keep you motivated until the end.<\/p>\n<p><b>Have fun<\/b>. Your time here will go by faster than you think, so take the time to create lasting friendships and enjoy your college experience.<\/p>\n<p>Steph Punda \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/studentinfo\/articles\/Pages\/Senioritis.aspx\">NACAC<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/2011\/11\/18\/5-tips-to-battle-college-senioritis\">US NEWS<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/everydaylife.globalpost.com\/senioritis-college-students-5514.html\">GLOBAL POST<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find yourself struggling to pay attention in class and really not caring about homework and studying like you did in the beginning of the year? Do you find yourself dreading going to class more now then you did during the polar vortex?\u00a0 If&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/2014\/05\/04\/struggling-with-senioritis-suggestions-to-succeed\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2522,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,43770,43776,43777],"tags":[1148,55675,55674,55677,33715,43742,55659],"class_list":["post-487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-uww-campus","category-warhawk-fitness-2","category-williams-center-weight-roomuniversity-fitness-center","tag-graduation","tag-senioritis","tag-seniors","tag-stephanie-punda","tag-studying","tag-uww-rec-sports","tag-warhawk-fitness-aquatics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2522"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":489,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487\/revisions\/489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/warhawkfitness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}