Procrastination can be the downfall of a student. It can creep up on and spoil the GPA of an unsuspecting freshman, or get the best of a junior who has had enough of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

Junior Morgan Gray, like most students, procrastinates to cope with her lack of motivation.

“I eventually get all the work done by motivation myself,” she said. “I’ll listen to music or think of the outcome.”

In seniors, procrastination often comes in the form of a pseudo-illness: senioritis.

Urban Dictionary defines senioritis as, “A crippling disease that strikes high school seniors.”

Senior Abubaker Kahn has been self-diagnosed with the devastating ailment, which he claimed he has had since his days as a fifth grader at Woodland Elementary.

“Procrastination was a life decision I made a while ago,” he said.

And according to Urban Dictionary, the only known cure is graduation.

To put off an assignment so you can spend time with your friends or watch one more episode is probably harmless, but to become a repeat procrastinator can hurt you long term.

Psychology Today found that students who procrastinate are generally more unhappy and get sick more often than those who don’t.

But Kahn said he doesn’t plan on stopping his procrastination tendencies anytime soon.

“If procrastinating means I can spend more time doing things I want to do, I’m going to do it.”