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That’s right. Our school is harder than Yale, MIT and Caltech...

Author: By Evan J. Zepfel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Statistics Say You’re Stressed Out | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

It’s that time of year again. Admissions letters (and e-mails) are out, previously unreachable college admissions officers are calling you off the hook, and suddenly high school feels oh-so-passé. The Intel-winning genius in your physics class? He’s on the field playing Ultimate instead of taking a practice AP. Missing valedictorian? Better hope he/she will be back for graduation. Whether you call it senior slump, senior slide, or senioritis, it is highly contagious and supremely difficult to eradicate...

Author: By Thomas J. Hwang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It’s Senioritis Season | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

Every high school senior interviewed said they’d seen the performance of their peers fall off. “Everybody in my high school has definitely decreased the amount of effort they put in since senior year started,” said Nikhil Mulani of Lake Forest, Il. “After winter break most people started slacking off?...

Author: By Thomas J. Hwang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It’s Senioritis Season | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

Paula Maouyo of Baltimore found the same situation in her school: “I definitely see a lot of my friends…slacking off a little...

Author: By Thomas J. Hwang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It’s Senioritis Season | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...where generations of teachers have tried to prevent their students from catching senioritis, the hyper-competitive reality of college admissions may end up being the best cure—at least for some high school seniors...

Author: By Thomas J. Hwang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It’s Senioritis Season | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

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