<p>Lets be real" 0.001% of us are walking into our new schools, or schools-to-be ( @stargirl3 - this is you for Groton!), feeling totally confident. Truth is, no matter how much reading we do about Boarding School online, nothing will even compare to adjusting to the BS life. So, I figured (since it's midnight and I'm bored), that we're all going to list all of our fears about going to Boarding School.</p>
<p>Mine are:
1. Learning how to do laundry. I'm hopeless at this. My mom has tried to each me multiple times. One time I almost broke the washing machine because I put the detergent in the wrong place. I can fold (somewhat) though!
2. Roommate. This can single-handedly go down as nearly all of our fears. I'm scared I'm going to get paired up with someone I won't really like.
3. My school being too small. Sounds crazy right? I wanted to go to a school where everyone knows everyone, but I'm just now realizing how small 275 students is.
4. Finding Friends. I'm probably the most shy person anyone has ever met (until you know me... then I'm the idiot getting in trouble for trying to climb on top of a Vending Machine- true story!) I'm nervous that I'll stay my introverted self and not branch out to meet new people.
5. Family Name on the line. My cousin and my step cousin (not sure what to call him. My aunt got divorced and remarried to someone with kids) both went to my school, and my aunt is really good childhood friends with the headmaster. I'm scared I'll do something stupid (which is inevitable... Vending Machines are troublesome) and end up getting a bad rep for my family.
6. Not Doing something right. This one scared me the most. I'm scared I won't know how to do something, get it wrong then get in trouble.</p>
<p>What are some of your all's fears? </p>
<p>Not being good enough. I know, “they wouldn’t have accepted me if I wasn’t good enough” but I’m still nervous about it.</p>
<p>@omgjusttellme that’s actually a pretty rational fear! I wont go all philosophical or anything, but I feel like the feeling of “not being good enough” has been affected by modern society and the yearning to be ‘perfect’</p>
<p>Mini-Lesson over!</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Not fitting in. Everywhere I’ve lived things have been different and I have no idea how things will be at my BS.</p></li>
<li><p>Not doing well. Everyone keeps on telling me how hard Exeter is and I have no idea what to expect.</p></li>
<li><p>Having a psycho roommate. This may sound crazy, but I really don’t want to share a room with a sociopath, even though I know that the school doesn’t accept people like that.</p></li>
<li><p>Being in too big of a school. Exeter is huge, that goes without saying. I don’t know if I’ll be able to make a name for myself, a good name for myself.</p></li>
<li><p>Stretching myself too thin. There are so many opportunities that I feel like I may get lost. I want to do as much as I can without ruining myself.</p></li>
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<p>@needtoboard literally me lol.</p>
<p>But in addition, feeling poor, in all honesty. Even though I come from a perfectly middle class family, it doesn’t compare with what many kids there will have. </p>
<p>Also I’m afraid I’ll end up failing like all my classes. For whatever reason, Exeter seems like the hardest school to go to, even more so than Andover. And the culture of being super smart there doesn’t help lol. </p>
<p>@boardingjunkie don’t worry. I think I’ll feel the same way too lol. People are always talking about the top 5% of the country (income wise) and stuff like that but the 5% is such a wide range and people sometimes forget that.</p>
<p>Not being the smartest. </p>
<p>@mrnephew perfectly logical- agreed. That’s actually a huge pressure I didn’t even consider… I’ll be honest I’m not the best apple on the tree (that’s probably the weirdest analogy I’ve created thus far…), but I’m not an idiot. Well, I can be (cue the vending machines haha), but I never even thought about that.</p>
<p>@needtoboard I’ll tell you the same thing my immigrant Greek grandmother says-- “don’t let what other people say get to you, its no good. Always remember that you, are not them”</p>
<p>Now just put that into a Greek accent! Speaking of Greek, my mom’s making me continue learning Greek while I’m at BS, apparently my grandfather has a ‘buddy’ who lives in the area and is going to come up once a week… nooooooo</p>
<p>Thank you for that advice @ccnaf14. I think that’s something that we should all remember :)</p>
<p>Good advice. Apple on the tree? Lol. </p>
<p>Stoppppp judging me I couldnt think of a good one! Normally I’m pretty handy with coming up with metaphors and analogies @mrnephew </p>
<p>Maybe the sharpest tool in the shed.</p>
<p>Not knowing ANYONE. I’m a person who talks well to close friends and in private areas, so not knowing anyone is going to feel weird.</p>
<p>@ccnaf14 - sharpest knife in the drawer?</p>
<p>@Matodorean - I feel you. You should try to connect with some CC people going to your school next year pssst @boardingjunkie @omgjusttellme</p>
<p>Hey, that’s me! And @greyeyedgoddess and @squashisawesome and @theduke9999 and @TheLawrentian and @SharingGift 's daughter and check out our Lawrenceville thread. 
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<p>If I missed anyone, I sincerely apologise.</p>
<p>@ActiveARS </p>
<p>@mrnephew @needtoboard Ugh I’m so mad I had a great one today and I totally forgot it. Not the brightest bulb in the attic? I don’t know haha, I’m so nervous. </p>
<p>And on a completely unrelated note. My best friend’s birthday is coming up (known each other since preschool when she pushed me off of the swings ‘by accident’) and I have no idea what to get her. It has to be something big, because I’m 95% sure she’s getting me concert tickets. And I have NO IDEA WHAT TO GET HER. </p>
<p>@mrnephew not helpful. at all haha. </p>
<p>let me rephrase that. Will a GIRL tell me what to get her, or a guy who can think like a girl for a split second. </p>