<p>Hi! Do you mind chancing me for Lawrenceville? I take 10 Honors classes, play 10 varsity sports, and I am in fluent in over 26 languages.</p>
<p>Not.</p>
<p>It seems to me most people who want to get chanced are either really insecure or really conceited. I am kind of apprehensive about my chances of getting in, so I guess I fall into the "insecure" category. The reason I am so unsure about my chances is because I go to a rather eccentric school. I am in the 8th grade and currently attending one of those "hippie schools". You know, those "alternative education" schools where the teachers don't teach you anything and you basically spend your whole time there stringing macaroni necklaces or whatever. They don't give you grades or exams.
I was never formally taught English, Science, Biology, History, etc. My school encourages you to learn on your own, but that kind of defeats the whole purpose of a school. I am not even sure what my GPA is. It was always up to me to learn those things by myself. I don't mean to say that I am a self-made genius -- my understanding of all those subjects is still very basic. I do not take many extracurriculars and I don't know if I am at an advanced learning level. I genuinely like learning, though. I hope to go to boarding school not for the superior status you are assigned if you are accepted -- I want to go because for once I can have actual content for the subjects I am passionate about, especially Humanities. The Harkness teaching method seems really cool because you can discuss things that interest you and hear everyone else's opinion on it. My home high school (the one I will attend if I don't get in) does not offer a large variety of courses, and most of the students that go there are more interested in drugs and partying than in actually achieving something meaningful. Boarding schools also seem fun because of the social life. Students seem to really enjoy living in dorms together and forming strong friendships. </p>
<p>Sorry for blabbing so much! This is some form of a "chance" thread, I guess, but what I really want to know is: Do boarding schools actually care if you are there to learn and make the best out of your time spent there, or do they only care about your extracurriculars and awards? Do they want people passionate about learning and making a change or do they just want another eminent alumni? Maybe they obviously only care about paragon students and this is just my naive 13-year old curiosity. Thanks, I will really appreciate anyone's feedback! :)</p>
<p>PS: sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes :/</p>