Congratulations! College applications are finally in and you are done with the most stressful semester of your high school career. As a student you really deserve a pat on the back for making it this far, but I must caution that it is not over.

Although students have already turned in their applications and sent out their grades, second semester is much more important than people think. Although it is true that the previous 7 semesters were more significant for your applications, many seniors make the mistake of blowing off 2nd semester of senior year. coque samsung a5 This year is especially difficult for college applicants because of the amount of competition for any spot at a top university. coque autres huawei There are so many applicants that colleges need to be more selective in their admissions process, and second semester is a great way for them to disqualify candidates.

How will colleges know if you slack off? – There are a few ways for them to find out, but the most immediate and obvious way is on the application where it asks what classes a student plans to take 2nd semester. coque iphone 6 If he has loaded himself with AP and Honors classes throughout high school and suddenly drops all of them for easy elective classes, a college might get suspicious. coque huawei nova Would a university really want a student who fizzes out in the home stretch? While schools realize that senioritis hits students as graduation nears, they expect them to at least challenge themselves with a similar level of difficulty as before.

Many colleges also require students to submit their 2nd semester grades before they can become an official student. Universities have been known to revoke an admission offer based on poor academic performance during the 2nd semester. Schools from the University of California (UC) system have notoriously crushed students’ dreams after a lackluster 2nd semester and are willing to do it to almost anyone. I would not be surprised if schools started to revoke more offers this year due to the high number of applicants and demand to keep class sizes small.

While it is important to keep grades high through graduation, there are other areas that students with senioritis can slack off. coque samsung a20 I do NOT encourage any of this, but funneling the lazy feeling into certain areas is more effective than suffering with senioritis across the board. coque samsung a8 That being said, colleges will not have any way of knowing what sort of extra curricular activities a student participates in during 2nd semester unless a student specifically states his plans in the application. Even then, colleges will not actually know if a student follows through with the plans unless they check with someone else. Interpret and act upon this as you wish, but keep in mind that (ideally) academics should not suffer because of senioritis.

If you are a high school senior, I hope that you heed my advice and prevent senioritis from taking over. Colleges have revoked admissions offers because of 2nd semester grades.