Do I have to be perfect?

<p>There are plenty of boarding schools that would take you. Don’t get sucked in to the belief that the only worthwhile school to attend is St Grottlesex or SHADE. These are VERY competitive, good schools BUT they are NOT the only boarding school worth considering. I have friend whose kids are in BS and they have Dyslexia- so their grades were NOT perfect. If perfect kids only got into school- there would be the need for very few schools.
This forum is a little skewed towards the top 25- but research the Boarding School association web site- there is GREAT information about schools there.
FA does not exclude you either. Do your research- search for schools that realistically are in your current academic range- but throw in some “reach” schools too!
And most of all CONGRATULATIONS for wanting new experiences!</p>