<p>Hi Everyone, I may post this in the prep school category as well just to get as much advice as possible. Here is my situation: As of right now, I attend a good public school (silver medal from US and News Report) where I am a sophomore. Last year as a freshman, I was such a hard worker and such a great student. I took all Pre-IB Classes, along with band. I had a cumulative GPA of a 4.2 and all my teachers adored me. I always payed attention in class, I always completed my homework, I always sat in the front of the class, etc. In addition to this, I tried out and made my school's freshman basketball team. Over the summer, basketball took over my life. I play AAU (travel) basketball all summer, got really good, and made my school's varsity team this year (i was obsessed). You could say basketball is my life. Now sophomore year is where my problems are coming into effect. This year I am taking to IB sciences (instead of band) and the rest are Pre-IB classes. The work this year is SO much easier than last year. However, I just do not seem to care anymore. I don't do my homework, I sit as far back in the room as possible, and I am late to class all the time. My grades have dropped to straight B's (3.5 GPA) even though the classes are much easier this year. On top of all this, I do not have any friends. It is making my high school experience miserable. The kids at my school are complete jerks. They just flat out hate me. But, over the summer when I visited my cousins in New York for 2 weeks and hung out with them and their friends, they all LOVED me. I've never felt so accepted before in my life. In addition, Im getting into trouble. I got in trouble for fighting another kid, and I almost got caught helping a kid cheat on a test. My counselor (new this year) thinks I'm some sort of bad kid because she has only known me for this year (and not last year when I was one of the best students in the school). AND ABOVE ALL THIS, I do not feel as if my school is providing me with the proper tools to take my basketball talents to the college level.</p>
<p>So, my question is, should I transfer schools (not just to another school in the county, but to a private school or boarding school)? I have yet to talk to my parents about all this, but how should I go about this. I have always wanted to go to boarding school, but I know that my parents will not be happy with this decision. I really want to go somewhere with great academics along with great basketball.</p>
<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading all of this.</p>
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