Everything is Over - Having Second Thoughts

Prep School Admissions
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<p>I'd like some input from current BS students. </p>

<p>When you were accepted you were ecstatic. </p>

<p>As it settled in you became nervous and didn't know if you would really want to go. </p>

<p>I'm having second thoughts and don't know if i really want to go. </p>

<p>Did this happen to anybody else? Was the gut feeling right or wrong? Or is this just a hormone filled teenager freaking over nothing. </p>

<p>Is someone currently attending a BS where you had second thoughts but after a few weeks it all went away?</p>

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<p>i know sometimes i feel like i don't want to go, then i want to, it's a vicious cycle</p>

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<p>At first I got nervous and wasn't sure that I wanted to go..but I know that I'll always regret it if I don't take this great opportunity.</p>

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<p>yeah same with me Kris81</p>

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<p>I've wanted to go to boarding school since I was like 10 years old, but last night I realized how little I would see my friends. It made me pretty sad, but even in those times of weakness I know that going away will change me vastly, and make me a better person.</p>

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<p>I am very excited! Sometimes I feel nervous, but I know that it is a great opportunity and that I will love it!</p>

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<p>I am getting cold feet as well. I will miss my family and my friends a lot. And the transition from the city to practically the woods, lol, seems less and less appealing. BS seems to getting less warm and more cold. But I'll get over it before June. lol</p>

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<p>It's a HARD decission, I think the application process blinds us to that. With all the excitement about, What school will I chose? and, What school will accept me? You tend to forget, How many friends am I leaving behind? and, How much will I miss my parents?
But we all have to learn to deal, if this is what we truly want for ourselves, and for our futures. No matter what you chose to do, it will be a trade-off.:)</p>

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<p>I think everyone gets the anxiety of leaving their family and friends 4 years before the rest of their age group will head off, but I imagine the future friends that I have yet to meet, and I know it's a worthy investment to leave.</p>

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<p>I think many students begin to feel nervous when the reality sets in. It's best to try to think about the reasons you came and weigh them against your new doubts. I would not suggest ignoring your worries--sometimes an honest change of heart can occur--but certainly consider whether these doubts are coming from a lack of desire to go to boarding school, or from pure nervousness about change.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input. I just keep thinking that i'll spend 4 years less with my family. Then i think of the oppurtunity i'll let go of at BS. </p>

<p>hotchkissjin- you were right. It is a vicious cycle. I guess for me it'll come down to what half of the cycle i'm on when it comes to decision time.</p>

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<p>If you don't enjoy it, will you have the option to return? In most cases... YES. If this is your situation I would go for it, you don't want to spend those four years wondering what amazing things would have happened if you had gone to that amaazing boarding school. Plus who wants to tell colleges that they were accepted into amazing boarding schools and were a little bit nervous so didn't go?
OTOH, if your gut instinct is that you reeaalllyy don't wanna go, don't risk your happiness. Ask your parents, teachers, mentors, or close friends their opinions and go from there.</p>