Stress is a normal physical response to events that make
you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When
you sense danger—whether it’s real or imagined—the body's
defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process
known as the “fight-or-flight-or-freeze” reaction, or
the stress response. Why Your High School Senior Is So
Stressed Right Now.
There may be times for many of us throughout this
university admissions process when we don’t think we’ll
all survive. Parents are anxious, students are stressed
and sometimes downright sullen, and admissions personnel
areoverwhelmed. It seems as though the stress has
increased inrecent years – especially for high school
students. We’ve created an achievement culture where
students begin earlier and earlier to plan for, and work
toward,university admission. Is it any wonder that
everyone is feeling out of control by the second half of
senior year ?