Do seniors really procrastinate more than anyone else? And why? What do we do when we put off our schoolwork? The Lasso’s Laura Whitaker finds out.

You finally finish seven exhausting hours of school. You’re ready to kick back and relax, but you have to go to your sport’s practice. Two to three hours later, you get home and are ready to collapse but, wait, there’s more. You have one to four more hours of homework to finish for tomorrow. That’s already about 13 hours of your day right there. Never mind the lack of sleep here, but how do you pile on your homework and more importantly actually focus on it?

As a George Mason student, I think it is safe to say that time management and avoiding procrastination is definitely one of the most challenging parts of high school. But, instead of simply taking my word, I’ve proven it by surveying the entire student body of George Mason.

The infographic displays the results as well as compares which grades procrastinate the most and also which sport or extracurricular takes up the most time.

Seen by identified distractions in the infographic, students were asked the reasons for their procrastinations. Some anonymously commented, explaining their reasons for procrastinating or not completing homework.

Some comments from the survey:

“The main part of ‘Distractions by phones or social media’ is mostly because of the laptops – we have to be on them all the time in order to complete homework and it’s really hard not to be distracted by them.”

“I am beginning to suffer from ‘senioritis’.”

“I get home late and simply am tired. It’s hard for me to concentrate when I’m tired.”

“Ain’t a fan of homework.”

“[I put off work because I get] extreme anxiety due to homework quantity.”

“Sleep is too important to give up”.