<p>(I don’t know what category to put this in)</p>
<p>I am going to a prep school for more experiences that would lead to a better future. I am leaving my home, my family whom I love and my friends, whom I have grew up with. The longest I’ve even been away from any family member is one week or maybe even less. Ever since March 10, I have both excited and upset and I don’t know what to do about it.</p>
<p>What if after all the money my parents spend, I graduate university - or not graduate, with no where to go. What if I end up someone my parents don’t want me to be. My parents are not strict on me at all, but I don’t want them to watch me fail. I think that everyone’s life has a purpose. My purpose has been - since a young age, is to make my parents incredibly proud of me. They have sacrificed so much for the sake of our family, and when they leave - I want them to leave with a sense of pride, knowing that they have accomplished something that they are proud of - me. </p>
<p>I guess all I’m trying to ask is, if anyone else has anxieties like this or if it’s just me.
And what I should do while I’m in boarding school when I get homesick (which is very, very likely)</p>
<p>I’m having slight (very slight) anxieties about everything. I’m leaving a place where my life is comfortable in hopes of finding something better. In hopes…there’s risks that come with every great opportunity, like this one I’m taking. I’m willing to take the risks though, right now school and everything is just kinda bittersweet.</p>
<p>I identify with this thread so much. I’m finally coming to a sort of peace with it, but sometimes it hits me and it’s pretty awful. Mostly, I’ve just realized that this is an amazing opportunity and that, yes, there is pressure on me. But there will be pressure on me for my whole life to do well and be successful, and boarding school is really the first step in the long trail of my adult life. Not that you’re legally an adult in boarding school, but you have more adult responsibilities since your parents aren’t around.</p>
<p>Change happens all the time. And often, it’s terrifying. This is a huge step for everyone entering prep school in the fall, and everyone is to some degree worried/anxious/scared. But hundreds of people have made it through boarding school and come out extremely successful. You can too. </p>
<p>And I think your parents will simply want you to be happy. They obviously trust you and think that you will do extremely well at boarding school (or else they wouldn’t have let you apply).</p>
<p>In terms of “paying” them back for all they’ve done for you, I’d say that the best thing you can do it make them proud. Do something with your time over the next few years. Make something out of your life. And finally, become an individual, and find your own identity.</p>
<p>Sorry this is so long. I guess I’m sort of writing this to myself, in a way 
Feel free to PM me if you want to. I actually started a thread called Cold Feet back on like March 10th when all of this hit me, and you can look at that if you want. xx</p>