Quick Tips to Help You Survive Your Senior Year

You’ll never experience anything quite like senior year. It’s one of your life's busiest and best times, but it can also be overwhelming. If senioritis is hitting you hard, here are a few things you can do to boost your mood and make your school days more enjoyable.

1. Make as Many Memories as Possible.

The last thing you want is to get to the end of your senior year, only to realize you don’t have any fun memories. You are busy, but this doesn’t mean you can’t make memories with the most important people. Participate in as many senior events as you can, including senior nights and prom. You can also arrange a senior photo session with your friends. These professional photos can accompany you to college and are a keepsake you can look back on, again and again, years from now. It can help you feel better when you are homesick.

2. Don’t Stay Couped Up Alone at Home.

Senior year can be a whirlwind of emotions. Many people want to stop putting effort into their relationships and friendships because everyone is moving away anyway. To survive your senior year, it’s so important to maintain your friendships and forge new ones. Just because you or your friends are moving away doesn’t mean you will lose touch. Plus, having the support of friends during a tough year can make all the difference to your overall experience.

3. Be Thankful for the Experience.

Gratitude has a powerful effect on your mind. Even when things get complicated, it’s important to be thankful for how far you have come and for all that lies ahead. You are about to close an important chapter and embark on a new adventure. If you are feeling particularly stressed and low on any given day, simply jot down 3 things you are thankful for and watch how quickly it lifts your mood.

Senioritis is a reality, but you will get through it. You will never get this year back again, so do everything you can to make the most of it.