I recently completed the MYP portion of the IB program and chose not to continue on to the DP portion. I am still very happy I made that decision, but by leaving the program, I left all my friends.
Lately I’ve just found myself unsatisfied with my high school. The teachers are often low in morale and motivation, and I don’t know anyone there now that I’ve lost a good portion of my friends. The few friends I have left are always busy, or we aren’t that close. I considered switching to another high school for my last two years, one that I have a few very close friends and some new friends at, friends who are in the tradtional public school system with me and don’t make me feel left out when we’re together. As I’ve been consistently very unhappy with my current school, I’m once again considering switching.
However, I’m worried about how this may affect my GPA, class rank, extracurriculars, etc. I don’t feel I have any chance for leadership opportunities in my school, even with a club I’ve been in since freshman year, so I’m not too worried about that. But I don’t want to switch schools and mess up my chances of getting into the few good, private colleges I have my eye on.