Apathy (or Senioritis)

Korrin B.

February 26, 2011 - 11:00 PM

Apathy: noun. Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern: widespread apathy among students.

I find it funny that when I went to go look up the definition of apathy, its primary example sentence used students. How silly. It must just be well known. The dictionary must have seen me coming.

So, don't get me wrong or anything, I love the University of Oregon. I love my Ducks. I have loved my time here. I even love this region's unpredictable weather patterns and abundance of hemp fiber clothing. That being said, I just don't care anymore!

I have been stricken hard with a bad case of senioritis and, in my case, its severity is only heightened by the fact that it is my second senior year. I am at the point where I could have the most incredible class I have ever taken, but it would still be a struggle to get to it everyday. I just feel like I've been there and I've done that and I just don't want to come to campus anymore! I am ready to graduate and to move onto a new chapter and to start taking all of this stuff I've crammed into my brain over the last (nearly) five years and put it into action! I want to start doing meaningful work beyond the college bubble. I can't take homework anymore and I can't take tests. I'm done. I don't care!

But, of course, I care. I'm one of those students that could declare that she's finished and just won't continue, but really means, I'm going to study tonight so I can get an A on that test tomorrow. However, although some lucky force within me is keeping me going, it has drained my creativity. I don't have time to paint anymore and do things that are creative and just fun for me. When I do have time, I just want to nap because I'm so burnt out and apathetic to the whole college thing. Take my blog, for example. I used to think it was pretty fun to write and fun to read. Now, I feel a little bit sad for all of you because I just can produce like I used to! All you hear about is my thesis! Because it has consumed me!

All of this being said, I think that my blog still stands with integrity as an important piece of this Annual Giving Program's attempt to connect donors and interested community members to students. This is because my blog speaks only truths. My blog shows the progression over three years from enthusiastic student to apathetic senior with a bad case of senioritis. This is an honest account of a UO student. I would never give you anything less.

I have senioritis. 107 days until graduation.