<p>See title. Well, what's it like, and what are the benefits of going to one?</p>
<p>Well hi I’d love to hear some insights on this too… I’m going to Emma Willard btw. They say “It’s physically impossible to live in a single-sex environment” - I really wonder if this is true…</p>
<p>Hopefully someone will respond to this who has real experiences. , During our visits to Miss Porter’s we specifically asked about how the girls interacted and got along with each other. One student said she felt there was less drama, because often at co-ed schools the drama centered around boys. What we observed is that the girl’s at Miss Porter’s seemed genuinely happy. Miss Porter’s seemed like a really supportive environment where girls are able to flourish without worrying about the opposite sex.</p>
<p>that’s it though, “seems”.</p>
<p>obviously they won’t tell you if there IS tons of drama.</p>
<p>I’m sure it’s a great school but you probably just talked to one type of girl. My girl friend goes their and she says her and her friend can’t wait to the weekend when they get to interact with the Avon old farm all-boys school.</p>
<p>I don’t go to an all-boys school, so take this with a pinch of salt, but it’s beyond me why anyone would voluntarily choose a single-sex school. It seems really, really old-fashioned.</p>
<p>Is there an absence of drama at co-ed schools? I doubt it. There is lots of research showing that girls/boys at single sex schools tend to outperform their counterparts at co-ed. For girls this is especially true in the math and sciences. My d opted not to attend Miss Porter’s, but it was a tough decision and based on them not having a specific program she was interested in, but I think it is an awesome school.</p>
<p>yeah, but whwat about guy friends? i mean, i LIKE my friends that are girls, but guys have their places too. you don’t have to constantly worry about impressing them the way you would with girls, and they won’t judge what you’re wearing and stuff. I find that I can be more myself with guys.</p>
<p>High school isn’t all about performance, emdee. Most people would say that a large part of their high school careers revolve around their friends. Sorry, but I don’t like the idea of having a sausage fest as a group of friends.</p>
<p>I have no idea what “sausage fest” means, but I can relate a little about all-girls (not all-boys) schools, as my d attends one. For anyone who really wants to know, it’s probably best to talk to girls who actually attend one of these schools. As with anything else, you can’t understand or know what something’s like unless you have experienced it. </p>
<p>I have not, but my d and I talk a lot and I have been to her school many times, and it is absolutely a happy, exuberant place where she and her friends feel totally comfortable to be themselves. Do they LOVE to see guys? yes! Do they LOVE to talk about guys? absolutely! Do they miss guys sometimes? Sure. But, would they want their school to become coed? Not on your life.</p>
<p>And, from my d’s viewpoint (it is just hers, not everyone’s, of course), there is not nearly as much drama as at her old p.s. Call it hokey, or unbelievable if you’d like, but the girls DO actually support and care about each other. Not EVERYONE LIKES EVERYONE ELSE, but the school itself promotes and encourages the girls to accept others and deal with differences in a mature way. Does that always happen? Of course not!</p>
<p>If anyone truly is interested in all-girls schools, try to talk to girls who attend them.</p>
<p>sausagefest is a reference to mala anatomy.
I have quite a few friends who go to all boys schools and they all like it. Their schools make efforts to do dance etc so that the dudes can socialize with girls.<br>
that said, I would NEVER want to go to an all boys school</p>
<p>Yea…I wouldn’t want to go to an all boys. Not that it’s bad or anything…but not for me. And if you want to learn more about all-girls schools as a parent, I would ask your child to talk to someone who attends. They will be real and tell the truth.</p>
<p>i just think co-ed is the way to go.</p>
<p>Would that be like a Bratwurst or Salami Fest?</p>
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<p>i attend an all-girls school and i think its great especially if academics is your main thing. There aren’t any distractions during school or out of school. And my school sponsers plenty of parties with other all-boys schools so we dont seem like social outcasts. When we play sports, no one worries about what they look like, they just do their thing. So we win plenty of tournaments, games, etc. Plus you dont really have to worry about what you look like every morning or what to wear.</p>
<p>Hahahaha. Laughed out loud when I read TomTheCat’s post and the post that followed.
Seemed unusual for TomTheCat.</p>
<p>LOL why thank you. Yeah, I decided to speak my mind in very, very plain terms…</p>
<p>Mhm, I see. I also liked when you told Hyeonhoy (spell-check) that they were being stubborn and you refused to speak of the subject anymore.</p>
<p>wait did I miss something?</p>
<p>I was referencing to a different thread, Izzy.</p>