BoardingPOV

Michelle:

This weekend we decided to play some tennis and go out for my friend Zack’s birthday! It was a great weekend although it was kind of short because we had an academic Saturday, which was, well… Bleh. It’s as if there was no weekend, but we worked around it.

On the actual day of [...]

Dorm rooms are a unique lifestyle!

Michelle:

First off, congratulations to all who applied to boarding school and got in! It is quite an achievement and something to be proud of! After all your hard work, you finally made it, now comes the “easy part” ( well at least you’re in, right?)

choosing the school.

Most people apply to [...]

Dad-

True to our promise in the “about” section of this blog (http://www.boardingpov.com/about/), we wanted to make sure we provide the unvarnished truth about Michelle’s boarding school experience.  Unlike all the other websites about boarding schools, we are not being written by educational consultants, or the schools themselves, on only the positive aspects of boarding [...]

Michelle-
Recently, something terrible happened in my dorm. I was appalled when I heard from my friend what had happened to her computer. Here’s how the story goes:
One day, when we were at squash tryouts, someone poured water all over her computer. When she came back to her room after tryouts, which ended late in the [...]

Michelle:

A day in my life at boarding school right now is full of tests, quizzes, and stress. After being here for almost three months, I’ve gotten the hang of it. As we’re nearing Thanksgiving break, the teachers bring on the piles of homework, tests, and quizzes. Almost every night is spent reviewing [...]

a collective sigh, and an relaxing of the shoulders of all parents…in good hands

Boarding School – Life on Campus: I was nervous about meeting my roommate…

Dad:
Confession time:  Michelle called the other night, and during the course of the conversation, she said “Dad, I love it here – thank you so much!”  And here’s the confession:  I said “Oh, mom probably won’t like to hear that!” – thinking back to some of the tougher days of making the decision to let [...]

Michelle:
When you first get on campus you get the butterflies in your stomach from all the excitement, but also from the nervousness. When I arrived onto the campus I was pointing out each and every building as if I had just been here yesterday. I couldn’t believe it had been a year since I’d been [...]