New TJ admits: Please share your preparation

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Prepare by having a good therapist on stand by and access to anti-anxiety meds.

No joke. Wish I knew then what I know now...seriously watch your child for burnout/depression. Would NEVER had sent my child if I had known.

+1000. Worst decision of my parenting life and hell for my DC. Ongoing problems even after graduation. NEVER again. But too late for this one.

Those are very strong words, PP. I hope you find peace and your DC is doing well after all. Did TJ at least give him/her a boost for college admissions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prepare by having a good therapist on stand by and access to anti-anxiety meds.

No joke. Wish I knew then what I know now...seriously watch your child for burnout/depression. Would NEVER had sent my child if I had known.

+1000. Worst decision of my parenting life and hell for my DC. Ongoing problems even after graduation. NEVER again. But too late for this one.

If a child is miserable at TJ, why not to transfer them to the base school right away? My DD is a freshman and says that her life is stress free. If she were unhappy and didn't enjoy the school, I would have transferred her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Prepare by having a good therapist on stand by and access to anti-anxiety meds.

No joke. Wish I knew then what I know now...seriously watch your child for burnout/depression. Would NEVER had sent my child if I had known.

+1000. Worst decision of my parenting life and hell for my DC. Ongoing problems even after graduation. NEVER again. But too late for this one.

Those are very strong words, PP. I hope you find peace and your DC is doing well after all. Did TJ at least give him/her a boost for college admissions?

I would wonder whether being in the middle of the pack or bottom half in TJ negatively affects your college admission chances. That kid could have been in a better standing in a regular high school, more confident, higher GPA. My DCs who graduated from TJ (but were not star students there but were good students) found transition to college easy and did very well in college, though.