se·nior·i·tis (sē-nyər-ˈī-təs) noun.

A common disease which plagues high school seniors at one point during their last year in high school.

Symptoms: laziness, excessive procrastination, repeated absenses, dismissive attitude, etc.

Cure: Graduation.



Friday, January 4, 2013

Life Doesn't End After Acceptance

All seniors might be on the same boat as me when I say that one of the best feelings of your senior year is getting your very first acceptance letter.
When you know that you actually have a chance somewhere, it makes you just not want to try anymore. But you have to, because even though you are accepted to college, that doesn't necessarily mean they can't send you another letting in the mail saying they canceled your enrollment.
If you read your acceptance letter carefully, it probably says something close to "admission is contingent on the successful completion of the final year in high school.
 You have been accepted to that college with the assumption that you will maintain something close to the level of accomplishment that got you accepted into that college in the first place. It is unfortunate that some seniors stop reading their acceptance letter after they have read the "Congratulations" part.
Some colleges ask you, or even make a requirement of, sending in your mid-year and final grades. So, I would think again if you actually want to start slacking off. Just because you get accepted somewhere, just as easily as they sent out that letter they could send another one changing their minds. Everything isn't set in stone until you graduate and send in your deposit, pretty much your first day of classes.

The 2009 State of College Admission Report states that during the fall 2008 admission cycle, 21 percent of colleges had reported that they had revoked an admission offer, and in 2007 it was 35 percent. It is also stated that the average number of offers that were revoked was 10, and were for various reasons:


The following picture shows the liklihood of which disciplinary issue is most likely to get admission offers revoked:




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