Senoritus, what to do Options

[Testm0nkey]

So I'm on the upper crest of delving into a major case of senoritus. I'm taking 18hrs, though thats not the most I've taken, and not any super hard classes but 8am ones every day of the week. I'm also busy with labs and my organization. I'm finished with grad. school applications so I've kind of got it in my head that what I do now doesn't matter as much as last semester, but I know thats wrong.

I've starting skipping class for entire days and I'm struggling to get up in the morning so I end up skipping and sleeping in till way late which just makes me not be able to sleep the next night.

I need some advice like personal stories of how someone got over it, how they planned things or arranged their time schedules to be more conducive to making it to class?!

[Spectatrix]

Are all of your classes early or do you have days where you've got class off and on from 8-4 or something? If you have days where you get done early, I would recommend taking a break for an hour or two after class, then work on any homework/projects, then have the evening as free time. I think dragging school-related stuff all throughout the day makes it even worse.

[Testm0nkey]

my mornings are typically back to back classes but my afternoons have too many breaks which is annoying. some days i dont get back home until 5 but your idea would work pretty much any day of the week. i think it would help its just hard to get myself to start doing anything! i was somewhat of a procrastinator before but now i really am. i will try though

[Spectatrix]

Also, dunno if it's an option for you, but you might consider taking a break from school after you graduate rather than jumping right into grad school. If you're tired of it all now, grad school may only make it worse. Once you're accepted somewhere, I think you can usually defer your entrance date by a semester or two without having to reapply.

This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Feb 12 2008, 12:26 PM

[Testm0nkey]

i didnt know about being able to defer entrance but thats a consideration. though my grad school work is going to be a lot more personal involvement in something i believe in then taking these dumb classes im taking here!

[Psykopath]

Yep, you can defer entrance sometimes for more than a semester or two. It's what I've done for Texas State and it's what I'll do if I'm accepted elsewhere in the coming couple months.

It sounds silly, but what helped me a little was getting a calendar, boldly marking the day of graduation, then doing the whole "Xing" off the days until then. It visualized the goal.

[Spectatrix]

i didnt know about being able to defer entrance but thats a consideration. though my grad school work is going to be a lot more personal involvement in something i believe in then taking these dumb classes im taking here!

You can still tear your hair out wanting to be done, believe me. I jumped straight into grad school and hit another bout of senioritis the summer before my last semester (my first bout was in my 4th year of college... I skipped class for the better part of three weeks). In retrospect, though, job-hunting after graduation was much more harrowing than senioritis.

[Mommy]

I know how you feel. I am so entirely sick of school that it's not even funny. I'm in my last semester, but my classes are hard and a lot to keep up with. That's where I get my motivation to go to class. Try going to bed an hour or two earlier every night and force yourself to get up for class in the morning (which in turn will make you more tired at the end of the day and youll go to sleep earlier, getting yourself back on track). There is no way I'm gonna do grad school right away...and not just cuz of my pregnancy. I just need a break. Work for a year...seriously, it will change your whole aspect on life, and even though you are dedicated to your grad studies, you will appreciate them even more after having taken a year off in between undergrad and grad. All I can say now, is that if your make it a point to force yourself to attend class every single day for a week, you will be able to get back on track and focus easier.

[Testm0nkey]

after having a series of concussions in my youth my head is vulnerable. one time you slapped me pretty good i was dazed for a bit. you are lucky you scrambled out from underneath my car just in the nick of time!

[FORSAKENR320]

after having a series of concussions in my youth my head is vulnerable. one time you slapped me pretty good i was dazed for a bit. you are lucky you scrambled out from underneath my car just in the nick of time!

lmao


i thought the punches to the forehead made you stagger worse though.......

that time at Chedders was pretty funny.....


i will say, you're a hardcore, flower eating, abuse-loving man destroying female.

[Testm0nkey]

i guess it was that punch im thinking of

[pebkac]

I used to (and to a lesser degree still) have a problem with procrastination (which my recently diagnosed ADHD has a lot of effect on). There are a lot of tricks that some people will suggest to overcome procrastination, but if procrastination is a major issue, it's usually habit forming. Thus, my advice is just to try something different. That is to say, re-arrange your schedule just for the sake of re-arranging it, try changing where you go to do homework, try changing the way you study, etc. Even if it doesn't work, it will at least get you unstuck.

As for skipping class, it's a good idea to narrow down why you're having problems going to class. For me, a lot of it was that it's simply a pain in the ass to go to classes at Tech. I had to drive all the way across town to get there, then spend 15 mins walking to class. Lately, I've taken to riding the bus to class. It takes longer to get there, but it's really not as much of a hassle and saves gas.

[Epic]

if graduation isn't enough motivation for you, then i've got no advice

[Testm0nkey]

ive done everything i need to graduate. i could float on through and itll still happen. but thats not enough for me personally. floating through life isnt what i do.

thus the point of this thread - hitting a rough spot so looking for advice

[Epic]

then sounds like you have all the motivation you need

[The Fanatic]

Treat yourself to Vodka every morning before class, perfect motivation to get up!

[Testm0nkey]

considered it. or maybe just start a coffee habit

[Dogmeat]

I dunno I busted my ass up until my very last final trying to get as good of grades as I possibly could the last semester.

But I was also still busy talking to potential employers at that point too.

I dont know.

Smoke pot?

[Testm0nkey]

<-- drug and drink free


but i am excited about talking to grad schools/employers in the coming months

[jonathan83]

how about the fact that you need to pass all your classes or you won't graduate?

[Testm0nkey]

thats not even an issue because i could pass them just showing up to take tests and im already doing way more than that. ive just started skipping some classes. the classes being so relaxed, easy, and not taking attendance is maybe a big reason why when i wake up in the morning still tired i just fall back asleep


jeez did you guys like go out on heroin binges and midweek trips to mexico your senior years!? or is skipping a morning so evil!?

im just asking for like general tips of time management or advice on how people got over the urge to just skip a day. but i think christines and jasons advice will help

[chook]

Do something you like to do and develop a habit (such as the gym). I took 18 hours my final semester with Dini Biology being my easy class. Of course that sucked!

[Testm0nkey]

yeah im in the process of getting back into my usual routine. going to class/work, 3 + meals a day, and working out at night. i just gotta work on going to sleep before midnight.

this time for whatever reason it just feels a lot harder to get back to it. maybe im getting old!

[Psykopath]

I'd recommend getting up well before class (you said 8am classes daily, yes?)...so like 5-6am and working out at that time.

Shower, go to class/do your daily routine, maybe meditate in the evenings a bit (not joking), then go to bed earlier like that.

Also, I recommend a good cup of 'Sleepytime Extra' tea with some honey about an hour before bed each night. Relaxes me quite a bit.

This post has been edited by Psykopath: Feb 13 2008, 01:55 AM

[James]

Also, dunno if it's an option for you, but you might consider taking a break from school after you graduate rather than jumping right into grad school. If you're tired of it all now, grad school may only make it worse. Once you're accepted somewhere, I think you can usually defer your entrance date by a semester or two without having to reapply.

Wish I had done this. I might have finished grad school then.

[chook]

I'd recommend getting up well before class (you said 8am classes daily, yes?)...so like 5-6am and working out at that time.

Shower, go to class/do your daily routine, maybe meditate in the evenings a bit (not joking), then go to bed earlier like that.

Also, I recommend a good cup of 'Sleepytime Extra' tea with some honey about an hour before bed each night. Relaxes me quite a bit.

Then you would have sleepytime extra urine and wet my bed!

[Psykopath]

Then you would have sleepytime extra urine and wet my bed!

Yellow hankie.

[False Dude]

stop watching 8 episodes of Reba everyday.

[Testm0nkey]

watching reba is strangely compatible with writing biology lab reports

[blaarg]

I'd recommend getting up well before class (you said 8am classes daily, yes?)...so like 5-6am and working out at that time.

I stop taking any recommendation seriously when it begins with "waking up at 5-6am"

[pebkac]

I stop taking any recommendation seriously when it begins with "waking up at 5-6am"

QFT

[Psykopath]

I stop taking any recommendation seriously when it begins with "waking up at 5-6am"

haha...yeah, it sucks but it leaves the evenings open for studying and more "winding down" type activities like reading a book or butt secks.

[Dogmeat]

I stop taking any recommendation seriously when it begins with "waking up at 5-6am"

I used to get up at 6 every morning to go work out ...

getting up at 5 or 6 is sleeping in for me these days, I usually have to get up at 3 or 4 now

[jonathan83]

haha...yeah, it sucks but it leaves the evenings open for studying and more "winding down" type activities like reading a book or butt secks.

hah, if i woke up at that time, my evening activites would include sleeping...and sleeping.

[blaarg]

hah, if i woke up at that time, my evening activites would include sleeping...and sleeping.

hah, yeah no joke.

[Dogmeat]

It's easier than yall think to operate on 2-3 hours of sleep a night.

It sucks, but it's doable.

[Testm0nkey]

i did that for years and it gets really annoying after awhile and messes up your entire schedule and organization of your life! plus creates really bad sleeping disorders. i try to go to sleep by at least midnight every weekday now