<p>So, as most of you know, due to my obnoxious posts, I'm a current sophomore looking into boarding school. I wasn't able to apply this year (although I'm still looking into rolling admissions for this up and coming year). </p>
<p>I'm now beginning to seriously look into repeating a year. I'd do junior year at home and then apply for junior year at BS. Take the SSAT. Get everything ready. I'm just really nervous about this thought.</p>
<p>Can anyone, in depth, explain to me what goes on with repeat students. Would I be able to take senior year classes too? What would it show up as on my transcripts? (As shallow as this question is,) how do colleges see this? My birthday is in December, so I'm already one of the kind of older ones in my grade, how's the culture of being a year older than everyone else? How many kids attempt this? </p>
<p>I am going to be a repeating junior and I know my parents contacted universities to know their thoughts and they said it had no impact, might even help since I would have more high level courses in repeat junior year.</p>
<p>I am hoping to do mainly APs next year as I will have already fulfilled most of the requirements for graduation already except history and art (bonus of being a repeat junior).<br>
Downside is that since junior year is most important for application to college, I need to adjust quickly but since I am older and more mature, I am confidant I can do that.
I do not know about transcripts…
Many of the kids I met on tours were repeats either as freshmen or higher so I will not really be older than many of the kids in my grade.
I was told it was a bit harder to get in as a junior than a sophomore.</p>
<p>You’ll be able to take more higher level classes, so as far as I know that would help your college decisions, not hurt it!</p>
<p>I heard that it was significantly harder to get in as a junior than a sophomore, too.</p>
<p>I’ve been reading your posts on a few threads and I’m ecstatic that you’re trying to get into BS despite the let-downs (stupid January 15th…)! Congratulations and good luck!</p>
<p>Ha, not an athlete in any way (unless marching band counts XD) unfortunatly, but I’m thinking repeating junior year is my best bet. It’ll be hard, but from the looks of how next year will turn out, I should have a bit more of a chance. </p>
<p>Don’t worry about the age thing. There is a range of ages at bs within grades and plenty of kids who are old for their grade. If you are at a school with PG’s there will be 19/20 year olds. No one really takes note.</p>
<p>not worth it. move on and forget about boarding school. if your parents dont want you to go in the first place…then dont. Why spend extra time being away and being a kid, especially if you must repeat a year. what if something happens and you must go back to your old school. you will be a year behind all your friends. also throughout your entire senior year…you will keep telling yourself…i should be in college…having fun…moving on with my life, but im stuck here</p>
<p>My parents don’t mind. Crap just happened family wise and I wasn’t able to put in apps and what not, because we didn’t think, regardless, that I would be able to attend. </p>
<p>As for “I should be in college”, to an extent I think I’ll be fine with it. After all it’s one year out of many more I have. </p>
<p>When it comes to the “What if…” What if my house blows up and I loose my hearing in the explosion and am never able to do any high level music again? What if my current high school where to catch fire and burn to the ground? What if? It’s just a chance that has to be taken.</p>
<p>My current enviorment doesn’t offer me the options I’d like, so I’d like to fight for the ones I’d perfer.</p>