<p>So, I have a few acquaintances turned friends who have also been accepted into boarding schools-Andover, Hotchkiss, and Kent, respectively. Is there any chance I will see them, disregarding trips home? :) I know that some schools are in networks like the Ten Schools, but what does this mean?</p>
<p>To all current students: Do you have friends from other boarding schools? Do you see them often?</p>
<p>You could possibly see them during big sports games. I know people from other schools sometimes take the team’s bus so they can support them when they are at away games.</p>
<p>Sports!! 
that’s the way in which you’ll interact the most with people from other schools</p>
<p>There are other ways, too, though, but like sports, they may be interest-based. Like music festivals/competitions/science fairs, Model UN, etc. Also, if you fly home from breaks and are sociable, you make meet kids from others schools at the airport or on the plane ride. As to their collegiality, well that all depends on the kid.</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone! Great to know that it isn’t limited to sports games. So there are debate teams, music festivals, etc? Nice! </p>
<p>By the way, I’m going to Choate next year…if that information helps.</p>
<p>When I was in boarding school many moons ago I actually saw to young men I was good friends with from my home high school quite often. Both were at bs (2 different ones) also outside of the same large city where I was. We saw each other at sporting events, as mentioned above, but also made a point to visit each other at school and to meet up in the city on an occassional Saturday. I had more success maintaining a friendship with them then with friends back home after my first year away. They ‘got it’ in terms of my schedule and what demands I had on me, as they were in the same boat. Our parents also, when visiting one, would drive to the campus of the other two for a quick visit and to take us to to dinner. Still, I wish that I had worked harder at staying in touch with friends back home.
My own child is now in bs. We just talked over spring break about the importance of trying to maintain home based friendships. She tries to see her two closests friends when home, but often does not get to see many other friends unless there is a big group gathering. In the fall, she saw many at a Friday night football game when home. But as the year has gone on, her visits home are not as frequent and also are now used for college visits. She is not a ‘facebook’ kid, but uses it more now to keep relationships going.
I think it takes work to maintain relationships when you go away to bs (both with other bs friends and friends back home). But it certainly can be done.
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<p>With friends back home, I’m in a very complicated position. I’ve been literally tangled in this web of lies and deceit! Apparently, my friends have withheld important secrets concerning why three of my former friends suddenly dropped out of the group. The events happened in seventh grade-a year ago! Yet, no one has cared enough to tell me anything. I had to sneak around and ask tidbits here and there; I feel so guilty for doing this. I don’t even know if I want to see them when I go to BS…</p>
<p>But, on the other hand, some of my acquaintances are rather nice. They have the same interests as I do, and make an engaging discussion. It’s awesome to know that a town’s BS students will band together, like in taben1112’s situation! It sounds logical that they would be more understanding of the hectic schedule.</p>
<p>As the years pass, I see DS becoming increasingly detached from his friends back home. During BS breaks he now prefers to do things w his BS friends rather than fly back home.</p>
<p>An activity he did at one break, that involved kids from other BS, was to attend a charity ball in Manhattan</p>
<p>At NMH we sometimes have dances with Deerfield and Williston Northampton</p>
<p>Interesting-contrasting answers. I like!</p>