Tj anxiety

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one reason we did not have one child even start the process to go to TJ. That’s probably not helpful, but for others who may read this thread at the crossroads of making a decision about applying, this may help.

Which reason is that?

Please read the title to the thread.

Various posters presented different reasons, so your post wasn’t clear.

So unfortunately you weren’t helpful. Good luck to you.

[Anonymous]

TJ High achievers can have one of the two types of anxieties, one is self induced that comes from 1)comparing oneself to others, and the other comes from 2) struggling to achieve the average.

1) can be avoided by simply accepting the fact that there will be other students with better gpa, taking more APs, better research papers, more contest awards, better college offers, etc.

2) is when the high achiever "thinks" they are smart and take TJ curriculum demands for granted. But not for long. As the Bs and Cs start to roll in, they are forced to revisit their study methods, time management, digital screen distractions, class preparation, extracurricular time allotment, etc. Majority get out of this rut by mending their ways, and eventually get back on track.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ High achievers can have one of the two types of anxieties, one is self induced that comes from 1)comparing oneself to others, and the other comes from 2) struggling to achieve the average.

1) can be avoided by simply accepting the fact that there will be other students with better gpa, taking more APs, better research papers, more contest awards, better college offers, etc.

2) is when the high achiever "thinks" they are smart and take TJ curriculum demands for granted. But not for long. As the Bs and Cs start to roll in, they are forced to revisit their study methods, time management, digital screen distractions, class preparation, extracurricular time allotment, etc. Majority get out of this rut by mending their ways, and eventually get back on track.

For you to write number 1 and say the anxiety “can be avoided by simply…” shows you do not know a lot about anxiety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one reason we did not have one child even start the process to go to TJ. That’s probably not helpful, but for others who may read this thread at the crossroads of making a decision about applying, this may help.

Which reason is that?

Please read the title to the thread.

Various posters presented different reasons, so your post wasn’t clear.

So unfortunately you weren’t helpful. Good luck to you.

I’m sorry you were confused. The title and accompanying OP refers to high achievers who are prone to anxiety deal with pressure. My response seemed complete to me: I have a high achiever, who has anxiety and we dealt with it by not sending our child there. I have no idea what else I can add but that’s the reason we didn’t send ours to orientation, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ High achievers can have one of the two types of anxieties, one is self induced that comes from 1)comparing oneself to others, and the other comes from 2) struggling to achieve the average.

1) can be avoided by simply accepting the fact that there will be other students with better gpa, taking more APs, better research papers, more contest awards, better college offers, etc.

2) is when the high achiever "thinks" they are smart and take TJ curriculum demands for granted. But not for long. As the Bs and Cs start to roll in, they are forced to revisit their study methods, time management, digital screen distractions, class preparation, extracurricular time allotment, etc. Majority get out of this rut by mending their ways, and eventually get back on track.

For you to write number 1 and say the anxiety “can be avoided by simply…” shows you do not know a lot about anxiety.

If child has psychiatric anxiety, that's a serious medical issue that needs a specialist attention. Dont take input from here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one reason we did not have one child even start the process to go to TJ. That’s probably not helpful, but for others who may read this thread at the crossroads of making a decision about applying, this may help.

Which reason is that?

Please read the title to the thread.

Various posters presented different reasons, so your post wasn’t clear.

So unfortunately you weren’t helpful. Good luck to you.

I’m sorry you were confused. The title and accompanying OP refers to high achievers who are prone to anxiety deal with pressure. My response seemed complete to me: I have a high achiever, who has anxiety and we dealt with it by not sending our child there. I have no idea what else I can add but that’s the reason we didn’t send ours to orientation, etc.

NP but your advice is very poor since you had no idea what TJ was like (unless you had an older kid there). You based your decision on rumors and it’s not a path for others to follow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TJ High achievers can have one of the two types of anxieties, one is self induced that comes from 1)comparing oneself to others, and the other comes from 2) struggling to achieve the average.

1) can be avoided by simply accepting the fact that there will be other students with better gpa, taking more APs, better research papers, more contest awards, better college offers, etc.

2) is when the high achiever "thinks" they are smart and take TJ curriculum demands for granted. But not for long. As the Bs and Cs start to roll in, they are forced to revisit their study methods, time management, digital screen distractions, class preparation, extracurricular time allotment, etc. Majority get out of this rut by mending their ways, and eventually get back on track.

THIS is a helpful post! Everyone, please take notes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is a good AP workload to not over do it? Is there a typical schedule of which APs to do which years?

My TJ kid did fewer APs than my non-TJ kid. That was because TJ offers many post AP classes while our base school did not, leading our non-TJ kid to load up on APs.

I don't see the use of going to TJ to load up on the classes offered at the base school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do high achievers prone to anxiety deal with the pressure at Tj?

No pressure any more. It’s just another school.

Please don’t ruin this thread. TJ still has super top kids in it.

half are smart, but the other half are average, the lower half in the smart ones are really lucky, they can get in colleges which they may not even think about in previous admission system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do high achievers prone to anxiety deal with the pressure at Tj?

No pressure any more. It’s just another school.

Please don’t ruin this thread. TJ still has super top kids in it.

half are smart, but the other half are average, the lower half in the smart ones are really lucky, they can get in colleges which they may not even think about in previous admission system.

Are you saying that 1/2 of TJ kids have 100 IQ?

[Anonymous]

In freshman, approximately how many kids would be in TJ Math 1? I understand most start in either Math 3 or Math 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In freshman, approximately how many kids would be in TJ Math 1? I understand most start in either Math 3 or Math 4.

I don’t have a percentage but Ds was a freshman last year and it seemed like a small minority did math 1

[Anonymous]

Are remedial classes available for all levels or just the higher math levels? Are they conducted during or after school, and is a bus ride provided to get back home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TJ High achievers can have one of the two types of anxieties, one is self induced that comes from 1)comparing oneself to others, and the other comes from 2) struggling to achieve the average.

1) can be avoided by simply accepting the fact that there will be other students with better gpa, taking more APs, better research papers, more contest awards, better college offers, etc.

2) is when the high achiever "thinks" they are smart and take TJ curriculum demands for granted. But not for long. As the Bs and Cs start to roll in, they are forced to revisit their study methods, time management, digital screen distractions, class preparation, extracurricular time allotment, etc. Majority get out of this rut by mending their ways, and eventually get back on track.

THIS is a helpful post! Everyone, please take notes.

Except it’s false. High achievers, and everyone else, can have many more types of anxieties than just two. Let’s see:
Anxieties related to disordered eating
Test taking anxiety
Social anxiety
OCD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do high achievers prone to anxiety deal with the pressure at Tj?

By realizing quickly that it isn’t nearly as bad and scary as the hype and their imagination. Your kid will be fine. My anxious high achiever fit right in and enjoyed his time at TJ.