<p>I'm a current freshmen at St. George's and after a rough and frustrting year of strict discipline and friends getting expelled from school, i made the descision to transfer elsewhere, and it's come down to trying st. George's for another year, or going to Taft.... I'm having difficulty deciding because I don't know how different Taft will be and how strict deans are. Everyone at Taft says they love it, but I heard the same before I came to St. George's and everyone hates it here. Ive heard that school gets better sophmore year, but I'm so fed up I don't know If I can handle another year here, should I cut my losses and go to Taft or try st george's again??</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your frustrations at SG. Doubtful about “everyone” hating it there. The rules are pretty simple and no different than at Taft. Granted, Taft is good at protecting their own and no offense intended. Taft is a fantastic school. SG simply does not tolerate students breaking the trust gifted to them and I doubt Taft does either. Understood that teenagers make mistakes but when your friends get bounced for smoking “dope” then what message does one not get? If you’re truly unhappy, then by all means do what your gut tells you. Meantime, kind of late in the game with all this now, aren’t you? Good luck.</p>
<p>Yes, do what your gut tells you to do - As a Middlesex student, I don’t really like St G’s but I’ve heard its a very good school. If you don’t really like it and are confident you would be better off at Taft, then switch. Also keep in my that if you decide to stay at SGs for another year and then switch, it is a lot harder not only to get in, but adjusting is also a lot harder because junior yr is simply the most important, tiresome, and stressful year.</p>
<p>Most competitive schools are going to be strict to some extent. It’s because they serve as parent in absentia and are legally responsible for the health and safety of the students who go there.</p>
<p>Unless the atmosphere at St. G’s is unreasonably stifling, I wonder if you’ll find it better anywhere else. </p>
<p>What specifically do you not like about St. G’s? Perhaps it’s not St. G’s but boarding school in general that is just not a fit for you?</p>
<p>BTW - we’re enrolling our child at Taft and I don’t think you’ll find it a “cakewalk” there. Nothing easy or lenient about it. It seems on par (rule wise) with other competitive boarding schools. With their waitlists, they don’t have to put up with stuff, know what I mean?</p>
<p>Didn’t you have to decide on April 10th?</p>
<p>how many kids this year 16?
so far…probably more to come, the school has a drug culture that they wont take responsibilty for. they need to help people rather than kick them out. i would leave and go to taft</p>
<p>If I were a student at SG, I wouldn’t mention the school’s name. </p>
<p>Just curious—is the drug(anything like that) scene serious at SG? Or it’s just normal in American high schools?</p>
<p>Drugs are around in every school, whether it be public, private day, or prestigious private boarding…It is easy to associate a boarding school with drugs simply because everyone lives together and you know who does what, one’s impression of an entire school could be a based on one person that lives next door. If one sees that one person do it alot, they get the impression the school does it alot. …At non-residential schools, most motivated students stay away from “bad groups” and they never see or hear of it (though it does exist)</p>
<p>Don’t worry about drugs at boarding schools…honestly, if you trust your kid to do the right thing, don’t worry.</p>
<p>Sorry for being a little off-topic, but I come from a country which, in your words, has all the stupid systems and I’ve never seen drugs or anything like that! People only get expelled from school for doing something insane to their teachers.
I’m pretty afraid of that.
In my culture(Asian), sex and drug are something that embarrass us. We don’t even talk about it! We are really conservative and no one talks about sex(awww the word makes me feel awkward) before, let’s say, at least 20. </p>
<p>I know it sounds a bit immature and I should worry about this after getting in. But ultimately I’m going to attend a US college, so…
I respect others. They’re responsible for what they did. Can I stay away from those people if I don’t feel comfortable? Is it possible? I want to be friendly to everyone so is it gonna hurt?</p>