last week I've noticed a phenomenon worst than senioritis, it's called senior avoidance.
This new thing called senior avoidance is very unique. I noticed especially in graduating seniors. My theory is that since all of them are graduating , they share this commonality of leaving SHU behind and anybody in SHU is a branch and reminder of their SHU past. They have a tendency to look ahead (not that there's anything wrong with this)
They get all soft and fuzzy because all of them are going to face the great unknown world. Some will go to grad school, others who knows what (most likely the workforce).
It is amazing how quickly they form this senior bond, and in the process, they neglect and avoid those they know in their past. It's a possiblity that people outgrow each other. It would be nice if they just remember in spite of all the hectiness and excitement happening in their lives.
When it's time for me to graduate, I'm not going to do this 'senior avoidance' thing, I'll make sure that I get a healthy dose of vaccine to fight this off...
Posted by Michael Diezmos at May 13, 2006 4:27 PMI remember when I grauated, what with all the hard work and the emotions, I was in a daze. Of course, I stayed in the same school for my MA, so I didn't really feel like I was leaving when I graduated, and that may have made me make an extra effort to keep ties with anyone else who was still staying around.
If there's a particular person you've got in mind, you should say, "Hey, I'm thinking about you." Maybe that will be all it takes.
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at May 13, 2006 6:43 PM