<p>tell me if it works!!!</p>
<p>okay i will( wish me luck)!! im still getting all my though!! i might even make a powerpoint too as blueraven1 suggested in my thread 
on the contrary, me and my mom got in a fight and i said why dont you send me away…and based on what she said i dont think she loved the idea ( although i dont think she knows i want to go because and she thinks i said it out of anger) so yeaaa i might wait to ask… any other advice? what did you say to you parents to convince them? sorry for all the questions i just really want to know!!</p>
<p>*facts though…whoops</p>
<p>well my parents arn’t really convinced yet… i wouldnt tell your parents about the boarding school idea when you are fighting it is really hard to get them to accept it then… i just told them that i just wanna apply to learn abuot the application process for college, and if i get accepted with financial aid i would go from there! this is alot of info for them to take on esp. if you arn’t from an area where boarding school is the norm.</p>
<p>I’ve wanted to go to boarding school since i was in 7Th grade and I practically begged my mom to let me apply. She finally let me and now she fully supports my choice now that I’m older. I toldl her she should be proud about the fact I’m becoming so independent, it means she’s done a great job raising me and I won’t end up being a mama’s girl.</p>
<p>thats great! the thing is my mom wants me to be a mama’s girl…</p>
<p>hey! my parents are considering sending me :))))))))))) although my mom is moping about how “itst the last years of childhood” which i get but they still want whats best for me :)</p>
<p>that’s great! my mom is very iffy still but i have the whole summer to convince her!</p>
<p>Most of you guys are sooo lucky. My situation is really… Complicated. I told my mom about boarding school and she said that she would let me apply but only if we get like ALOT of fa. I’m not sure what’s going on because we never brought up the subject again. And well my dad and stepfamily don’t take me seriously except for my stepsis. I haven’t even told my dad or stepmom because I kno they will either laugh at my face or say bad things about boarding school. Still I wish all you Gus the best of luck with applying :D</p>
<p>Parents are not a necessary part of the application and boarding school process. I know a girl who puts herself through school by selling pieces of her art and working over the summer because her parents kicked her out (the reason was ridiculous). She has a ton of FA, and is about to be a published author.</p>
<p>im not going to lie my parents were a bit unsure when i first starting talking to them about it but once all the viewbooks from the schools that i inquired at started to arrive they said theres no where else they would want be but at a boarding school!</p>
<p>Facbrat what you said seems amazing. That girl must be really hardworking and it’s so stupid for her parents to kick her out if she can do all this. Eukalyptus I’m going to start getting the viewbooks and then show them to my dad. Maybe he’ll like it I hope so :D</p>
<p>i’m starting to get nervous as school rolls around… i am going to have to start applying and i just hope my parents support me they don’t think i will get enough financial aid to cover it but i’m determined! Best of luck to everyone :)</p>
<p>i don’t see how you could go to boarding school without your parents’ consent, unless you got full FA that included plane fare and whatnot [and even then, your parents could still simply tell you you couldn’t go].</p>
<p>i agree with you (Izzy Busy Bee) and my fear is that if i’m accepted my parents will just say no… but let’s just hope that dosen’t happen. Maybe my parents will see what a great opportunity BS is and let me go… hopefully :)</p>
<p>Queenie if you startapplying and then they say no just show them how dedicated you are to boarding school this is how my mom finally officially agreed to the idea. She said she thought it was just a faze and I guess most parents think that</p>
<p>My dad is very supportive and helps me study for the SSAT, and my mom tries, but she is really going to have a hard time if I get accepted to a BS that is farther than 3 hours away.</p>
<p>Otherwise, my parents support my decisions and help to make them a reality for me most of the time :).</p>
<p>I’m currently a sophomore in highschool looking into the Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science. It is an early entry to college program for high school juniors and seniors. My parents are divorced with equal custody. My mom had most of custody about a year and a half ago, but this changed with a custody court case. </p>
<p>My mom supports me and thinks that this academy is a good idea, but my dad says he won’t support it because it’s a waste of my time with him.</p>
<p>Do I need both parents to sign off for me to attend a boarding school/academy or can just one sign? My father is being unreasonable, and I would like to avoid going to court against him.</p>
<p>I was offered a recruit from a scholarship company from school. I wanted to go to a local Private Day School, but was rejected in the end. (Little did I know that that was the best thing that ever happened to me!) Weeks later, PEA sent me a letter and a package and encouraged me to apply. I did see PEA on the scholarship list on the internet, but did not care for it in that it was far from home. I talked with my mother and father and both of them allowed me to apply, and told me that if I was accepted, the two of them would have to decide if I would go. Over a couple weeks, the two of them asked me if I truely wanted to go and I always answered with a firm YES. Because of this, my Mother and Father are not encouraging me as we all are VERY close, but I reminded them of Parents Weekend,etc… I soon asked them if they would have to decide and both of them told me it was my choice. Sorry for the long paragraph but I wanted to illustrate my situation, because it is possible that ones’ parents do not encourage or discourage their S or D to go, like me!</p>
<p>my parents wanted me to go, but they haven’t helped me one bit with any part of the application. they want me to get in, but i have to work hard and do everything myself to show that i’m responsible enough</p>