Comments for BoardingPOV http://www.boardingpov.com Students and Parents talk about Boarding Schools Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:18:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Another side to Boarding School by Lee http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/04/16/another-side-to-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Lee Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:18:58 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=388#comment-824 HI, i really want to go to an all girls boarding school but my parents wont let me, they say its too expensive and the schools i have looked at that are reasonably cheap are about 8 hours away from where i live. My mum said she would look for some good boarding schools, i guess it is good that she is even noticing i want to go but i dont think it is enough for her to let me go, i need to talk to her about it but i dont have a good enough arguement i need something that will definately let me go. I think it will be more disciplined for study and school work and great to meet friends, i believe this is exactly what i need to achieve great grades and get into a good university, i currently attened a private school but i hate it! i always tell my mum this but she always tells me to ignore whatever is going on and focus on my work, which i do. It gets worse, once my horrible day at school finishes i find myself at home having to look after my brothers and only get about 1 and a half hours study each night, which is not enough, and i also have to squash in my homework to this time, its so stressful and i cant afford to let my grades drop!! id rather just finish school go back to my dorm have dinner and study until curfew which will enable me more time for school work. can you please help me?? thank you very much lee:) HI, i really want to go to an all girls boarding school but my parents wont let me, they say its too expensive and the schools i have looked at that are reasonably cheap are about 8 hours away from where i live. My mum said she would look for some good boarding schools, i guess it is good that she is even noticing i want to go but i dont think it is enough for her to let me go, i need to talk to her about it but i dont have a good enough arguement i need something that will definately let me go. I think it will be more disciplined for study and school work and great to meet friends, i believe this is exactly what i need to achieve great grades and get into a good university, i currently attened a private school but i hate it! i always tell my mum this but she always tells me to ignore whatever is going on and focus on my work, which i do. It gets worse, once my horrible day at school finishes i find myself at home having to look after my brothers and only get about 1 and a half hours study each night, which is not enough, and i also have to squash in my homework to this time, its so stressful and i cant afford to let my grades drop!! id rather just finish school go back to my dorm have dinner and study until curfew which will enable me more time for school work. can you please help me?? thank you very much lee:)

]]> Comment on Another side to Boarding School by mary http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/04/16/another-side-to-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-800 mary Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:52:53 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=388#comment-800 Thank you so much! it really helped :) I'll be sure to do that. Thank you so much! it really helped :) I’ll be sure to do that.

]]> Comment on Prepare to squirm: relationships at boarding school by Aline http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/05/23/prepare-to-squirm-relationships-at-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Aline Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:38:45 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=423#comment-761 Hi Michelle! I am really excited for boarding school, classes start in September. It would be great to know what truly happens, in a boarding student pov. Living with friends sounds amazing, but I am sure things I am not expecting will happen. Thank you for all the advice and support! Hi Michelle! I am really excited for boarding school, classes start in September. It would be great to know what truly happens, in a boarding student pov. Living with friends sounds amazing, but I am sure things I am not expecting will happen.
Thank you for all the advice and support!

]]> Comment on Another side to Boarding School by admin http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/04/16/another-side-to-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-635 admin Sun, 30 May 2010 02:27:18 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=388#comment-635 Mary, this is Michelle's dad. I asked her if she would be available to answer your question, but alas - she's knee deep in preparing for finals. I'm sure she'll apply in a week or so, but for now let me share a conversation we had a couple of days ago: Michelle was so happy because she finally feels like she is in complete control of her studies. Her first semester was a bit of a struggle - with a couple of "Bs" and one "B-". Not bad, really, but I think she realized - as you are- that a top-tier boarding school is more challenging than her middle school used to be. But, after the first semester, things started getting better bit by bit - she started signing up for extra help from her teachers, she started working ahead on her assignments, and things just kept getting better as she learned how to learn at her new school. I guess I'm saying - don't worry. Recognize that you'll go through an adjustment period, and plan to develop good study habits - if you don't already have them. And remember too (I think Michelle is on to something here), she said just the other day "I feel so good that I'm finally getting A's again, I really understand the material - but, I'm not going to kill myself studying for the exams. I learned last semester that I can study all night and still get a "B", but now that I'm doing better on the daily work, I feel like a couple of hours of review before an exam is perfect". So, she's learning to love her classes and teachers, but not losing sight of one of the more important aspects of boarding school: learning how to maintain a healthy balance! Good luck, Mary. Write with your own experiences through the summer and fall, and we'll be sure to post them so others can see how you are doing too! Mary, this is Michelle’s dad. I asked her if she would be available to answer your question, but alas – she’s knee deep in preparing for finals. I’m sure she’ll apply in a week or so, but for now let me share a conversation we had a couple of days ago:

Michelle was so happy because she finally feels like she is in complete control of her studies. Her first semester was a bit of a struggle – with a couple of “Bs” and one “B-”. Not bad, really, but I think she realized – as you are- that a top-tier boarding school is more challenging than her middle school used to be. But, after the first semester, things started getting better bit by bit – she started signing up for extra help from her teachers, she started working ahead on her assignments, and things just kept getting better as she learned how to learn at her new school.

I guess I’m saying – don’t worry. Recognize that you’ll go through an adjustment period, and plan to develop good study habits – if you don’t already have them. And remember too (I think Michelle is on to something here), she said just the other day “I feel so good that I’m finally getting A’s again, I really understand the material – but, I’m not going to kill myself studying for the exams. I learned last semester that I can study all night and still get a “B”, but now that I’m doing better on the daily work, I feel like a couple of hours of review before an exam is perfect”.

So, she’s learning to love her classes and teachers, but not losing sight of one of the more important aspects of boarding school: learning how to maintain a healthy balance!

Good luck, Mary. Write with your own experiences through the summer and fall, and we’ll be sure to post them so others can see how you are doing too!

]]> Comment on Prepare to squirm: relationships at boarding school by Rachel http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/05/23/prepare-to-squirm-relationships-at-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Rachel Wed, 26 May 2010 21:40:25 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=423#comment-629 Definitely! That would be great! Definitely! That would be great!

]]> Comment on Another side to Boarding School by mary http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/04/16/another-side-to-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-627 mary Wed, 26 May 2010 05:50:48 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=388#comment-627 hey, i'll be going to boarding school next year and i'm very nervous about the Academics... how did you deal with it? hey, i’ll be going to boarding school next year and i’m very nervous about the Academics… how did you deal with it?

]]> Comment on So, you’re concerned about cost? by admin http://www.boardingpov.com/2009/11/11/so-youre-concerned-about-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-577 admin Mon, 10 May 2010 00:07:00 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=297#comment-577 Thanks, Mary. That's what is fun about doing a blog like this - you get to learn from others what they like about their schools. I wasn't familiar with Rabun Gap! And for those of you who'd like to check it out, here's their web site: http://www.rabungap.org/ And prospective students, parents, you can compare Rabun Gap against others at The Association of Boarding Schools: http://www.boardingschools.com/school-browser.aspx , and yes- Rabun Gap is a member school! According to the web site, about 53% of students receive some form of financial aid! Pretty good, and if you dig further you can usually find the total amount of financial aid awarded by the school in a year - do the math, and you can get an idea of the average award. Great way to check things out! Thanks, Mary! Thanks, Mary. That’s what is fun about doing a blog like this – you get to learn from others what they like about their schools. I wasn’t familiar with Rabun Gap! And for those of you who’d like to check it out, here’s their web site: http://www.rabungap.org/

And prospective students, parents, you can compare Rabun Gap against others at The Association of Boarding Schools: http://www.boardingschools.com/school-browser.aspx , and yes- Rabun Gap is a member school! According to the web site, about 53% of students receive some form of financial aid! Pretty good, and if you dig further you can usually find the total amount of financial aid awarded by the school in a year – do the math, and you can get an idea of the average award. Great way to check things out!

Thanks, Mary!

]]> Comment on So, you’re concerned about cost? by mary http://www.boardingpov.com/2009/11/11/so-youre-concerned-about-cost/comment-page-1/#comment-574 mary Thu, 06 May 2010 21:40:23 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=297#comment-574 There is a great boarding school in north ga its Rabun Gap grdes 6-12. 7-12 boarding .... they have a lot of Financial Aid. you really should look into it :) There is a great boarding school in north ga its Rabun Gap grdes 6-12. 7-12 boarding …. they have a lot of Financial Aid. you really should look into it :)

]]> Comment on Another side to Boarding School by admin http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/04/16/another-side-to-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-474 admin Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:03:50 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=388#comment-474 I went to boarding school over the summer too (last year), and found it to be more challenging than my private day school. Also found that I made some really great friends from students that had come from all over the world - hong kong, mexico, france. It's also a lot of fun! We had/have lots of social activities. I suppose you can have all of that at a local school too, so the main reason for me was the atmosphere where most everyone is looking for a great education, and so we collaborate, share, push each other and really enjoy our school experience 24 hours a day. I don't think you can get that easily at a day school, where you have so many out-of-school activities and distractions... Just my two-cents worth. I think you'll have a great summer, and I hope you'll send a nice long summary of your experience, so I can share it with other readers! Michelle I went to boarding school over the summer too (last year), and found it to be more challenging than my private day school. Also found that I made some really great friends from students that had come from all over the world – hong kong, mexico, france. It’s also a lot of fun! We had/have lots of social activities. I suppose you can have all of that at a local school too, so the main reason for me was the atmosphere where most everyone is looking for a great education, and so we collaborate, share, push each other and really enjoy our school experience 24 hours a day. I don’t think you can get that easily at a day school, where you have so many out-of-school activities and distractions…

Just my two-cents worth. I think you’ll have a great summer, and I hope you’ll send a nice long summary of your experience, so I can share it with other readers!

Michelle

]]> Comment on Another side to Boarding School by Amanda http://www.boardingpov.com/2010/04/16/another-side-to-boarding-school/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Amanda Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:19:25 +0000 http://www.boardingpov.com/?p=388#comment-473 Thanks so much for this! I'm so excited for boarding school this summer but I'm still not sure if I want to go for normal school. I go to a private day school right now and I was wondering why you chose boarding school over day school, like what are the advantages? Amanda Thanks so much for this! I’m so excited for boarding school this summer but I’m still not sure if I want to go for normal school. I go to a private day school right now and I was wondering why you chose boarding school over day school, like what are the advantages?

Amanda

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