Dear Annie: I’m a 17-year-old girl, and I will be turning 18 next month. I’m a senior in high school, and my grades are excellent! I’ve applied to all of my colleges, and now I’m waiting for the decisions, which I will find out very soon. I live in Arizona, and the schools are in New York, D.C. and North Carolina (with my first choice being in New York).

My problem is this: senioritis. Before I was a senior, I heard that senioritis is inevitable, and I also heard that it can result in a drop in grades, plus procrastination. I don’t have those problems, my problem is that everything and everyone is irritating the heck out of me!