<p>So I'm a sophomore and right now at the school that I'm at I have tons of friends whom I love, but I'm really worried about going to boarding school two years in and not knowing anyone. I'm the type that likes to be around a lot of people and I'm good at socializing, but not only do I have to worry about the academic rigor but also about friends? I've asked the interviewers how easy it is to integrate yourself and of course they say you've got to put yourself out there but you'll be accepted in time, but I'm not so sure....
so is anyone else worried or is it just me? :P</p>
<p>If you wear right clothes - polos, pearls, khakis, sperries, whatever you know the deal - and PLAY GOOD SPORTS, then everything will be fine.... Good looks also can't hurt! This is high school. You gotta play their game. Just don't wear Abercrombie and act slutty.
As for academics and dorm transition, you will be fine. I've seen plenty of new juniors who integrated within the society without any difficulty. By the time we were seniors, I felt like they had been here the whole time.</p>
<p>Everyones worried, and I understand you will have a less easy time due to the fact you won't be thrust into this new experience when the rest of your peers are. If you are ready to take the plunge though, everything will work out great. I know that I still have my friends from my home, and know a TON of great new people that I love just as much, even though I have known them for only 3 months. Granted, I am a prep, but from the new upperclassmen that I have talked to, I never would of guessed they were thus. Integrating yourself is just tough on the first leap, but you really do make friends ridiculously easily if you aren't a dorm hermit, so don't let it hold you back. All in all, do what you think is best, go where you want to go, and have fun with it.</p>
<p>well.. I'm not worried... i'm curious and excited xD</p>
<p>same hotchkissjin, sometimes i think that if i go to a school i'm accepted into, then i really just won't know anyone and they're all have their own little cliques - even the new kids, who i wouldn't be able to discern because THEY blended in so well but somehow III didn't, you know what I mean lol.</p>
<p>hotchkissjin and westcoast_......don't worry! Just be yourselves and be outgoing and you'll do great. There will be plenty of students who will welcome, even breathe a sigh of relief, to have someone new in their midst. Don't worry about kids who think that... </p>
<p>"If you wear right clothes - polos, pearls, khakis, sperries, whatever you know the deal - and PLAY GOOD SPORTS that you'll do fine.</p>
<p>These are usually the really shallow ones anyway.</p>
<p>Just be warm and welcoming and put yourself out there. Most schools don't admit juniors unless they are confident the applicant has the right social skills to be successful. Relax, be excited!!!</p>
<p>IMO -- I am not aware of ANY other environment where you are so carefully hand selected than BS (including dating services)-- </p>
<p>If you are "selected" by the admissions committee then you are a stellar fit for the school environment. To me this translates into you (academics, ec, the whole package) matching the school environment so well that you will "fit" in seemlessly. I'd expect the first week to be tough as kids are returning & catching up with old friends, but after the first few days I am confident you'll have no problems.</p>
<p>Relax. Stay true to your core beliefs. Life is a journey. Surrounded by those of your own age & intellect will be the best part.</p>
<p>I'm not as worried because apparently: </p>
<p>"If you wear right clothes - polos, pearls, khakis, sperries, whatever you know the deal - and PLAY GOOD SPORTS that you'll do fine...Just don't wear Abercrombie and act slutty."</p>
<p>That's hilarious!! Partly because at my current school, it's exactly the opposite! Abercrombie is "cool" and the short shorts are wayyy up there. I think it's most important to be yourself. If we all get accepted into the same schools, we'll already know each other and our problem will be solved!! Seriously, I'd love to worry about stuff like this; I'm more worried about getting rejected.</p>
<p>People who are worried, listen. </p>
<p>Unless you were recruited for sports, if they admit you as juniors, that means you guys are HIGHLY COMPETITIVE students that the school REALLY, REALLY wanted. It is very difficult for juniors to be accepted into boarding schools. Well, the selection process is very different anyway from normal 9th and 10th grade admission. (I work in the admission office, and they sometimes make us read applications and give inputs. We considered different criteria for 11th graders)
So if you get accepted, don't worry and have confidence, because the admission people are very sure that you have every capability and potential to adapt and succeed in their schools. </p>
<p>As for friends, because new juniors are rare and fresh additions to the class, people will be at least remotely interested in you. Use that novelty well, and just look around and try to fit in. Your orientation may be a little weird, because everyone will be younger than you and underclassmen, so you gotta stick with the other new juniors if there are any.</p>
<p>As a current junior in boarding school, I have met a lot of new students coming in as juniors. Most people have no trouble adjusting and making new friends. I would be more worried about the living with your parents to living in a dorm transition than making friends. It's hard not to make friends when you live in the same dorm as 50 other kids.</p>
<p>Well, I think it's what you make it.</p>
<p>If you're worried, than you'll come off as worried - and that ain't good! A friendly, confident, genuinely nice person is hard to resist! Just be that... it's fairly easy. =]</p>
<p>And NO, clothing is NOT a factor! Unless of course you want to only be friends with those who DO care about that stuff. Otherwise, dress in whatever the heck you want and just remember; be friendly!</p>
<p>I'm not too scared... I mean, going to a new school comes with its nerves, but it's unavoidable. I DO have a close friend at Exeter, and I've already met his awesome friends, so if I manage an acceptance at Exeter than I'm set! As for Andover... meh. </p>
<p>Basically, don't worry! If you worry than you'll get nervous, if you're nervous than you'll become introverted, if you're introverted than you're unapproachable, if you're unapproachable than you won't make friends! </p>
<p>I suppose it all boils down to this: the more social, the better.</p>
<p>Poss hit the nail on the head.</p>
<p>Don't be a slut....
Don't wear abercrombie or hollister....
Be yourself.....</p>
<p>you'll be fine</p>
<p>Just be yourself. Wear whatever you want. Act how you normally act. It's easy to spot someone who's pretending to be somthing they're not, just to fit in with the crowd, and most people don't like that.</p>
<p>I'm a Libertarian/Republican. I'm from the South. I'm loud and outgoing.</p>
<p>I'm different.</p>
<p>You can do that exact same thing for yourself. You'll realize that you are different, play that card. Be yourself, people are naturally attracted to that.</p>
<p>I never have problems making friends. I went to Duke TIP(Filled with kids that are higher intelligence then most Exeter/Andover/Top Tier students(we had exeter and andover kids that told me that)), and I thought I wouldn't make friends with extremely intelligent people. TURNS OUT: They are my best friends now. </p>
<p>If you have friends where you are.... Chances are you will have friends at any other school.</p>
<p>wait, wait, wait, wait!! whats wrong with abercrombie and fitch and hollister?!?!??!?!?!? I wear it everyday and it's, like, my favorite brand. I'm kinda offended here.</p>
<p>The store stinks - literally, is that even legal? It permeates into like 5 stores down.
The clothes are overpriced, and undersized. I'm a 4 at adult stores, and about a 10 there, and the quality of material is crap.
The clothes are OVER WORN. No *****, ev-ery-one wears it! I suppose that fact may be a turn on to some, but it's the exact opposite to me.</p>
<p>No offense is intended, but I think some are just tired of it.</p>
<p>I'm a zero there. except the pants are wayy too short. I just refuse to be a walking advertisement for some store. And the clothes are really bad quality.</p>
<p>oh, i love their clothes though.</p>
<p>my daily outfit: </p>
<p>shoes: either uggs, flats, chucks, vans</p>
<p>jeans: always skinnys</p>
<p>shirts: either an abercrombie shirt or hollister shirt</p>
<p>jacket: northface (top choice), columbia (it's okay)</p>
<p>this is pretty much the only things i wear, every single day</p>
<p>I can't stand uggs. They are so UGG-ly. :) get it? No offense intended. Skinny jeans are going out of style. But I guess its more important to be youself! :D What school are you at Senay?</p>
<p>hmm still applying. right now im at a public school but im hoping to go to boarding school next year. applying to: A/E, emma willard, and anne wright. what school are you in?</p>