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Senioritis Strikes Again: Dalat’s Class of 2025 Faces the Familiar Battle

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By Michael Silverstein

As the Class of 2025 crawls toward the finish line, a familiar foe has returned to Dalat International School’s campus: Senioritis—known in Latin as Procrastinativus Petrificus Morbus. It's an illness as old as high school itself, and this year’s seniors are no exception. With finals looming and university acceptances (or rejections) behind them, many seniors are falling victim to this notorious disease.

What Is Senioritis?

Senioritis is a psychological illness marked by a sharp decline in motivation and effort among students nearing the end of their high school journey. Once dismissed as myth, it’s now treated as a near-certainty—an unspoken rite of passage for many.

Symptoms include:

  • A rapid drop in productivity

  • Extended naps labeled as “mental health breaks”

  • Frequent use of phrases like “Due tomorrow? Do tomorrow.”

  • Existential dread at midnight, followed by blind panic at 7 a.m.

  • Alarming caffeine consumption patterns

While rarely death-inducing, it’s known to degrade grades and stretch teacher patience to the edge.

The Spread

The post-spring break period is a perfect environment for outbreaks. Experts report transmission occurs mostly through group projects, scholarship rejection letters, and incessant graduation countdown reminders.

“It is such a struggle” said Jason Choi (12), who has suffered from Senioritis since 9th grade, “It’s like all my motivation just got sucked out of me.”

Anna Kilgo (12) added, “I hadn’t been exposed to Senioritis until like four weeks ago, and now it’s taken over!”

Additionally, my own calendar looks very clean - because I haven’t touched it in two months!

Many of those affected by Senioritis argue that it isn’t laziness - it is burnout, whether it be from hard classes, relentless homework assignments, or long college application essays.

Are You Infected?

If you're not sure, ask yourself:

  • Have you doomscrolled for an hour instead of opening your homework?

  • Does “college app burnout” still echo in your soul?

  • Did that Google Doc you opened remain blank for two hours?

If you answered yes to any of the above, welcome to the club.

My Diagnosis

Confession: I wrote this article two hours before its deadline. Fueled by two coffee candies and an ever-growing sense of urgency, I too have succumbed to Procrastinativus Petrificus Morbus, or Senioritis. Further research required as soon as possible. Or maybe tomorrow…

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