The senior slide: it may sound like a dance move at first, but it is far from it.

“As being a high school senior twice, I can tell you it is for sure a real thing,” said Triton alumni Kelsey Coady.

The senior slide is known as the time when seniors begin to slack off and stop doing a lot of their work. For many, it begins after they have been accepted into college. There are two main reasons seniors begin to do this: an increasing workload and a decreasing motivation.

Triton senior Grace Tanch was accepted and is planning on attending Auburn University next year. Tanch was accepted in early September. “I am senior avalanching,” said Tanch. “Early action and rolling admissions are great until you have zero motivation to do anything,” Tanch added.

For others, it is too soon to begin the senior slide. Triton senior Amanda Sheehan said, “I have not been accepted into college yet, but I know that once I get in, I am most definitely going to start slacking off.”

Some colleges want to make sure that your grades are kept up throughout most of the year. “I believe senior slide is too dangerous until the third quarter, when rank and GPA is locked, and colleges already have the first semester report cards,” said Triton senior Danielle West.

Most students plan to apply for scholarships to pay for college, which is something that is done around the time everyone wants to give up. “You cannot slide too much or the scholarships will not be as good,” said senior Sydney Accomando.

“I think the senior slide starts once the college acceptance letters start to go out,” said Triton science teacher Tom Horsley. “It seems to build exponentially till the very end.” Horsley added that from a teacher perspective, it is the student’s responsibility, and if they want to take that hit, that is fine. Horsley said, “However, I’d say it is best to do your best right up to the very end.”