<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I'm a new sophomore at an all girls school in New York. I've been here a little over a month now and feel I'm failrly qualified in answering any questions you might have about single gender schools. </p>
<p>I used this site when I was applying so please feel free to ask me any questions you might have!</p>
<p>Hi so I wanna know if it feels wierd or anything going to school with out guys I want to go to a girls school but I also want to kno if there r more lesbians or bi girls there I don’t have anything against that it really doesn’t matter but I want to kno plus how r the weekends like? Thank you so much for making this thread :D</p>
<p>Well, to tell you the truth I don’t really miss guys at all! And I haven’t seen many others who have. It’s something you don’t really notice until you go visit a coed school and think “why would I miss this?” For me personally, it didn’t feel weird. You do get to see guys all the time, so don’t worry about being locked away or anything. My school has dances just about every weekend that involve coed and all boys schools.</p>
<p>Hmm, as for the lesbian or bi girl questions, keep in mind that it is high school. It doesn’t matter where you go, there will always be people with different sexual orientations. I wouldn’t say there are any more here than my last school, but yes there definitely are lesbian and bi girls. It isn’t something that most people here are concerned with so it doesn’t make much difference either way. </p>
<p>The weekends vary a lot. Last weekened I went to an all day cross country meet on Saturday and Six Flags on Sunday. There are always activities to keep you busy. They’re all optional and at different times so you can sign up for as many as you’d like. There’s a lot of trips downtown, to the mall, apple picking, lasor tag, ammusement parks, dances, shops, ect… Those can be pretty fun. This weekend though I’m just going to relax and catch up on some homework so no trips for me! Sometimes things can tend to gt boring around here, but there are always friends around so usually we can find something fun to do!</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any more questions :)</p>
<p>How are the classroom discussions without guys? The one thing that I always wondered about single gender schools is that you don’t get the male and female perspective throughout discusssions, you just get the female part. Do you think that this makes your classroom discussions less diversified?</p>
<p>@2010 hopeful, well I haven’t noticed that big of a difference in classroom discussions. I personally prefer them this way. The teachers can focus more on the ways that females learn and teach more effectively. Not to mention a few of my teachers actually are males and they can add that to the conversation. We try to cover things from every perspective in our classroom discussions so I don’t really think we leave much out. I don’t think it makes the discussion less diversified. It’s really surprising how many different views are given and how many perspectives we can take. It may be lacking a first person male point of view, but I think we make up for it.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the answers and in the classroom I think I wouldn’t miss the guys at all in my school when ever a girl tries to talkthe guys always make fun of what we say so me and my friends sorta give up I really don’t think I’ll be missingthe guys that much plus I was wondering how it is to have a roommate I know that is a sorta general question but I heard that in girls schools u form almost a sisterhood type thing is that really true or just something the schools sayto make them sound better</p>
<p>@Plainjane23, yeah you definitely don’t have to worry about ever being made fun of in the classroom! That just isn’t something that hapens here. About the roommate thing, it really varries. I’ve seen some very close roommates, and some very not so close ones. I guess I can be considered in the not so close catigory. We get along just fine. We respect each others space and we don’t argue or anything, but we just have a silent understanding that we arn’t going to be good friends. The thing is, when you live with someone you notice EVERY LITTLE THING about them, and that can get old really fast. Little things might irk you like how she’s always up when you’re trying to sleep, she always has friends in the room, or she doesn’t wake up at the same time as you. You make it work. I’ve never seen any big conflicts. In some cases roommates become great friends, and that’s awesome. I haven’t seen and “sisterhood” type bonds, but you do form closer friends here, that’s for sure. I’m closer to most my friends here in a month than I ever was with my friends back home.</p>
<p>Samantha, this is a great thread. One of things we noticed when visiting coed schools - particularly with dress codes - was how much time the girls spent yanking down their mini-skirts. We kept thinking that it was a lot of psychic energy better spent on more high-minded pursuits :)</p>
<p>Yeah it’s refreshing to not have to worry as much about appearances. The girls here feel much less pressured in appearances. It isn’t a priority and we can spend more time on other things.</p>
<p>Hmmm about the clothes and all that i cant help but feel a litros relieves. I uses to promise myself that i wouldnt turn into one of those girls who were always looking in the mirror and checking their hair but trying to look pretty is just a habbit it especially sucks when youre trying to finish a test but u cant cuz ur worrying about the guy thats looking at you and wondering if u look okay well this is an amazing thread keep it up</p>
<p>Is their an all girls football team … ?</p>
<p>@Parkitintheyad, hahaha, we joke about that a little here. Our football team is undefeated. Mostly because it doesn’t exist. We have a lot of sports, but football is not one of them.</p>
<p>Bumping this for the new admission year 
Keep asking!</p>
<p>hey samantha! thanks so much for this thread.I was just wondering why haven’t anyone been talking about the single gender schools after mar10.
I was just accepted by your school as a sophomore so maybe I could end up seeing you XD. I love everything about it and would really love to go there except the idea of an all-girls school is still bugging me a little. Especially when my friends go like ‘omg your not gonna see a single guy for 3 years!’. Is that true? </p>
<p>What are the lights-off times for each grade?Also, I just saw your post about internet cutoff times on another thread. Do people ever struggle with finishing all the work before that time especially new students?</p>
<p>oh n when do we get to know about dorm room arrangements?</p>
<p>Sorry for asking so many questions at a time;) I’m just soooo excited :)</p>
<p>Yayyy for being accepted to Emma! I was/am a new sophomore too </p>
<p>I used to get the EXACT same reaction. The “ohmigawd no guys?!” reaction. But honestly, you arn’t locked in a cage and never allowed to interact with guys ever. We have dances a couple time a month that involve lots of other guy schools. Plus the weekend trips allow for plenty of interaction. I can name a bunch of students who have managed to maintain having a boyfriend here whether from home or Troy. Honestly though, you probably wont miss it, very few of us do. </p>
<p>Usually, it’s lights off at 11 for everyone except seniors, but when I get back from break we’re going to start a trial period where it varies by grade. (Freshman internet off at 11, sophomores 11:30, Juniors 12 AM, Seniors 12:30 AM). If that works out we’re going to carry it on to next year </p>
<p>No, most don’t really struggle with finishing the homework before that time. You don’t usually need the internet to do homework anyway, and if you do you can go to the library during study hall. The workload can be an adjustment but we make it work. You learn time management fast and everyone finds a way that works for them.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I don’t think I learned what room I was in until my roommate Facebook messaged me three days before preseason started, hahaha. You figure it out when you’re there. As a sophomore you’re required to have a roommate…what an expirience that is! Dorm life is a lot of fun! I’m excited for you :)</p>
<p>Feel free to ask me anything else and sorry for writing a novel of an answer.</p>
<p>I was just accepted to emma willard and im having some difficulties deciding whether to go there or not. I currently go to the grier school in PA and i hate (well, strongly dislike) it. First of all, Grier is not a very strong academic school. You pretty much get accepted if you have money. Many of the girls do drugs and smoke and stuff like that. (I dont!) Also most of the girls (its an all-girls school) there hate the school and pretty much dont care about anything. They dont try to participate and dont try in classes. Im not saying thats everyone, but many people there. Obviously there are a few like me who actually want to get into a good college and care about life! SO, could you please tell me that Emma Willard is nothing like what my description of Grier is? Or tell me if anything sounds similar to that. I just dont want to go somewhere that ill have the same issues as Grier. By the way, im going to be a sophomore next year and im from CA. Thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>Sara913, I can tell you right now Emma sounds nothing like your description of Grier. Everyone is EXTREMELY motivated, there are very few who don’t participate in classes, and drug use never happens on campus. The biggest thing though is that all of us (save like, maybe, five) love it there. We have so many traditions, little perks, and things you’ll never understand until you’re here. It’s honestly a very close community. I’ve never been to a school where I felt like I could easily talk to everyone in my grade. I’m much closer to my friends here than I’ve ever been with friends at my old school.</p>