<p>I have the occasional fantasy about what would have happened if I attended Interlochen, an arts boarding high school (was accepted with partial merit aid; parents refused to pay a penny), or my state’s public science and math boarding school. But overall, I’m happy: My school’s big enough that I was able to carve out a niche of fantastic, interesting friends, and a difficult-but-not-impossible curriculum (IB) allowed me to pursue writing extensively though non-school programs without sacrificing college prep. My school also has a decent debate team, which has been one of the most frustrating/rewarding endeavors I’ve undertaken (the reward primarily being a boyfriend :)).</p>
<p>^omg I wanted to go to Interlochen as well… my parents wouldn’t let me apply. D:</p>
<p>I like my high school… but I want to switch. It’s good… the classes aren’t easy but aren’t challenging either…</p>
<p>I found an international boarding school in Japan that I just love, but I’m not going. I’d be rushing things too much… but I did find this “alternative” school nearby… It’s open from 7am-6pm Monday-Friday and you come in whenever and its self paced… it also uses online courses if they don’t have a class you like. I wish I could go there. >.<</p>
<p>I don’t think I regret anything though. I found great friends that I wouldn’t have found if I didn’t attend my current high school. :)</p>
<p>Yes and no. I go to a fairly good Catholic school. My other choice was the most prestigious all-girls Catholic school in DC. I think I would have fit in better at the all-girls school(at my school, I’m an anomaly for being smart and having a social life- I have friends but a wedge is driven between us because of the difference in our ambitions). However, to me it seems that being in my more “average” school has helped because my honors classes are AWESOME and I can stand out here more than in the other school.</p>
<p>I go to a school where you’ll see someone crying in the hallways at least once a week. My classmates complain about only having a 4.1 GPA. I got a 2350 on the SAT and I think I’m barely in the top 10% of my class (my school doesn’t give ranks but shows graphs of GPA ranges), and I’m not a huge slacker. A few times a semester, I’ll see someone have a mental breakdown in the hallways. But, ultimately, I’m still glad I’m at this high school. The environment is emotionally taxing, but I think it’s worth it for the academic challenge. Because it’s so challenging, I’m not bored with school like I was when I was in a different school system. I like the challenge, and in a way I like the stress because I’m able to be proud of myself just for getting through it.</p>
<p>Yeah… I was accepted into 5 of the best boarding schools in the USA but didnt attend to any of them due to the crappy financial aid they offered us…and now I’m stuck at a ‘ghetto’ high school.</p>
<p>I had a choice of three high schools, a private catholic, a tech, and a public which I chose.
I’m glad I chose the public because it offers a lot of honors/AP classes, but it’s also a catch all for those who can’t afford private or don’t have high enough grades to get into the tech school and therefore I have to deal with the kids who are only in school because they don’t want the truant officer coming to their house again.
The top 20-30 kids however are exxtremely competitive and my school does send a few people a year to prestigious colleges.
However the catholic school is SEEM as prestigious, it’s library and computers are very outdated, but a lot more students are accepted to prestigious colleges despite lower level classes. I may have been less stressed and had an easier time getting into college.</p>
<p>It wasn’t one of those ultracompetitive ones, but it had a program that let me take all my classes at JC. I don’t regret that one bit and I recommend it to anyone who’s interested.</p>
<p>My high school is way too easy. Everybody complains about how difficult the classes are and they aren’t competitive in a good way. They put everyone down, say about how our school is so great because “this teacher did research at <em>insert Ivy league college</em>” or “This teacher teaches at a college.” They’re basically gunners and to make it even more stupid, a lot want to go to an ivy league but don’t have the smarts for it. For shame, hope they all get into one of those “terrible” private universities that they’re always dissing. </p>
<p>I’m sure it would be different if I went to a different high school. These people I’m with now are just the top crop a-holes of college admissions.
Some girl joined about 3 or 4 less known school clubs and got “President” or “Vice President” in them just so it would look better on her admission.
Some guy told me he has a good shot at Brown and Dartmouth because he has been doing orchestra and tennis for 4 years. (He’s terrible at both)
I’m done with my rant. haha [/rant]</p>
<p>Sometimes yes. And sometimes no. I don’t like my school because it has too many kids, almost 3,000. So it’s pretty competitive, but i hate the fact that i’m not able to be as close as i could be with my teachers and it’s hard to “stand out”. Also, the teachers at my school give wayyy too many tests. In fact if you take AP classes all you’ll get tests instead of homework. But what i love about my school are the courses they offer and how diverse it is. The courses are awesome, but too many kids to actually stand out, and too much work/tests.</p>
<p>Yeah,
I was accepted and offered a partial scholarship to the Baylor School in Chattanooga, but we couldn’t pay the rest. So I stayed home and go to the only high school in my county. It’s not competitive or difficult at all, which I guess is an advantage for me in class rank and everything, but still…</p>
<p>Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I don’t think you should care too much about your hs, just focus on your work… Don’t think too much… I mean you think your school’s bad? out of all the 320954823905428390428 high schools in America? Even if it’s #1 in the nation, most people wouldn’t even know… (and if it is #1, think of all the darn COMPETITION.) I don’t regret it… I went to another school and transferred back. Maybe I am just an indecisive girl but…</p>
<p>Yes -
Avoiding people, but I do that everywhere ahah
Not that spirited
I wish people would try harder. Improve test scores…
Bad reputation, it’s trying to get better.
Personal reason for me lol</p>
<p>No -
Some of the best teachers ever… but everyone can say that about their school, right?
Easy to get A’s… hard to learn tho
It’s not that bad as people make it to be</p>
<p>BUT OH WELL =) High school is about to end for me! LOL I can say goodbye to all those SUUUUCKAAAAS SOOOON!</p>
<p>For me, I did not really have a choice as my family moved to my current house for the schools. (I go to a high-rated public school). So, I do not think I regret it at all, but I sometimes wonder what a boarding school might have been like.</p>
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