A more mild case of senioritis was apparent in nursing senior Kara Loush. Despite her love of school, she got sick of studying but still went to class. “I love school and I cherish it and the blessing that it is, but I’m not going to make it my whole life right now,” she said. “I go to class because all my nursing classes are mandatory and they take attendance.” After graduating, Loush still is deciding between going on a mission trip or starting the job search.
—As many seniors approach their final months at MSU, some might struggle with the infamous “senioritis.”
The term has been rolling through schools since 1957 and it means, “an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades,” according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. While some students see it as a major problem, others believe their final grades won’t have as big of an impact in the end.
As the end approaches, students reflect on their last semester and how they’re coping with their final course load.
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