Senior Year: My Most Pivotal Crossroads Of My Life

Senior Year, the brief period of time where high school responsibilities seem to fade and motivation is nowhere to be found. Some equate this phenomenon to a disease, dubbing it “senioritis” and as my own senior year drew to an end, I also began to show more and more symptoms.
It became very apparent that my desire to perform had started to diminish and to make matters worse, I had committed to seven AP courses. At that time, I understood both the current and future value of my classes but I found myself lacking the motivation to act in the appropriate manner. So I found myself at one of the most pivotal crossroads of my life. I had to either accept the fact that I had gone down an inescapable abyss, or find a force besides motivation that
would allow me to steer myself in the correct direction. I reflected upon my own ideals and eventually came to the understanding that not all responsibilities are attractive enough to generate motivation, but that is no excuse to avoid them. So instead of preserving my work ethic on the need for motivation I decided that it would be better to preserve it through the idea of discipline.
It was by no means an easy shift in philosophy but I was able to carry out my academic responsibilities that I previously had no motivation to commit to. The workload and the rigorous course requirements made my senior year very challenging. But I am thankful for every minute as it allowed me to develop my very own cure to senioritis, strong discipline.