<p>Anybody else going to school outside the country? If so, what was your experience and any tips to adjusting?</p>
<p>What boarding school are you going to? </p>
<p>I currently attend an international school and my school has boarding facilities so I have friends who are boarders.</p>
<p>Int’l BS’s, like U.S. BS’s, vary widely in their character. In the U.S., you find the focus of BS may be academics, or discipline, or sports, or tradition, or whatever… </p>
<p>Caveats about some thorny issues : </p>
<p>A fair number of int’l BS’s cater to non-English-speaking kids—to get them proficient in English.</p>
<p>A fair number of kids from breathtakingly wealthy families from very corrupt, less developed countries attend int’l BS (Yes, U.S. BS’s have their share of rotten kids from super-rich American families, too). Have encountered these ultra-spoiled int’l kids in int’l day school. Some (not all) of these rich int’l kids are in a class apart—they are totally obnoxious… They brag of how they beat their maids or how many Ferraris they have. That said, have also met many truly kind, humble, well-grounded, rich int’l kids.</p>
<p>There are many wonderful int’l BS’s. Just as you would for selecting a BS in the U.S., determine what your focus is in selecting an int’l BS.</p>