<p>98beebee, you and CherryRose are both amazing people <3 success is inevitable with you too, and those boarding schools just aren’t able to see that.</p>
<p>As for the writing, I’ve found out that my best writing has come during time when I was very emotional (after a breakup, after a heated discussion with my parents, etc).</p>
<p>Thanks, azpandaman. Wishing you the best! :)</p>
<p>I’ve actually been working on letters to my interviewers… My mother thinks they have the power to make a phone call to the admissions office and, uh, work some magic. They are pretty influential in their respective fields and are active alums, but I personally am just writing because one or two of them have really shown interest in me, and I’ve promised to keep in touch.</p>
<p>So my tentative plan now is to attend public online high school, graduate early, and take a gap year (or two- depends on how fast I can finish). There are a lot of phone calls to make and law-checking to do, but I love to have a plan, so I’m pretty happy right now. By the way, did anybody see DiveAlive’s post on going to Antarctica on scholarship??? Now that’s the kind of thing I want to do- forget about boarding school! :D</p>
<p>Thank you so much, azpandaman!! Antarctica? That’s so cool. Wanderlust is taking over, hahaha. This afternoon, I visited my local public high school. It’s the same as always, but something’s changed… I’m looking forward to attending it so much if I don’t get off a waitlist. The people are friendly, the school is huge, and everything is just humming along. And Cherry, it’s so great that you have a plan! Although I have no experience with online public schools or gap years, the forward thinking is definitely good.</p>