What is it like to be a day student at a boarding school?
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Well I was on both sides. Being a day student isn't too bad at all. I always hung out at my boarding school on weekends with my friends that lived at the school. I lived close to the school so it was easy....Then I was a boarder at a boarding school and I liked that a little better being away from home and living with my friends...frequently my day student friend would stay over some times which was a nice treat for them
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8) Most my social interaction came from the classes I took on a public school campus. I even found some great Christian friends who lived really close. One of them is over at my house almost every day (or vice versa)\n\n10) When I was in 6th grade my mom sent me to a public school for elective courses. The school was very accepting me and I even found a couple of other people who were homeschool there too.\n\n11) I loved the proximity to home. Every year my mom would ask me if I still wanted to be homeschooled and every year I said yes.\n\n12) I never had a lot of friends my age till I started taking classes on a public campus.\n\n13) No. I had a very well rounded education, that went along with the public's but even went into our religious aspect of it. \n\n13) Most places these days are very accepting to homeschoolers. It's even said that homeschoolers have a higher education.\n\n14) Definitely. But, like my mom, I might send them to a public campus for just a couple of classes.\n\n15) Washington.
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I moderate the Model United Nations (MUN) club at my school. It requires a lot of effort and can be stressful, but I've never had a student or seen any student go through an MUN conference and not want to go again the next year. Every student, no matter their academic level, has loved the experience, some more than others. In addition, through MUN you learn all the essential skills that will make you successful in later life, especially if you plan to go on to a professional career, but even if you plan to go to trade school. \n\nWhen I was in school I was in the drama club. Exhausting and extremely rewarding. You can't imagine the feeling of being in a cast until you have done so. It's not for everyone, but it's sooo much fun!
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Please do not believe that a boarding school environment will automatically produce better results, nor an independent young adult. Boarding Schools can benefit a child, who has problems with self-discipline and applying themselves to study, but can be incredibly destructive to other children.\nI speak from experience, as I attended a'fine' English Boarding School, and would have probably obtained better results from going to a good quality day school. The qualifications generally come from a good set of teachers, and possibly you may have to pay to get the best, which is the way the world works, however, the boarding side does not neccessarily produce the desired results. In the UK, the Royal College of Nursing published an article last year, in which it stated that 'Boarding schools are tantamount to child abuse', and reported that many young people who had been through the boarding system were now currently undergoing psychiatric treatment for depression and other mental illnesses.\nIf your child is focussed, please consider tutoring or a good day school, unless of course, you just want to dump your kid on someone else who sees him as a commodity, not a human being!
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There are girls-only day schools and girls-only boarding schools, just like there are coed day schools and coed boarding schools.  There are many excellent and extremely competitive all-girls day schools, such as Brearly in NYC, National Cathedral School in Washington, and Hockaday in Texas.  These are private schools, but the students do no board.  There are also several very academically notable boarding schools for girls--examples include Miss Porter's School, Emma Willard School, and Chatham Hall.
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HORRIBLE!\n\nMy roomate was a complete h00k3R  who refused to be respectful and would bring multiple guys home at all hours of the night.  Many times I would get my blanket and pillow and go sleep on the floor of our suitemates.  Our RA was so lazy she did nothing about and, it took forever for student life to address the situation. \n\nThe next 4 years were absolutely wonderful! I transfered to a larger, top 50 University.  I had the time of my life there, and met my 5 best friends that I will be friends with the rest of my life.  My grades were better, and I can say I actually got an education b/c the people I was around were like minded. (They wanted to study and graduate)\n\nThe best advice I could give to anyone is that what helps make or break your college experience are the type of people you hang out with.  You want a happy balance between study/party.  Also dont drink during the week. That was my motto, and I never missed a class or slept though it.
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I used to go to a boarding school and boy did I hate it! My boarding school was particularly strict so most of the time we couldn't go anywhere and stayed at school for periods of 4-5 weeks before a 2-day return home. It was horrible! We had no form of entertainment and knew little of what was going on outside the school walls. We were punished for the slightest of things---eating in the dormitory, using electric items, showering after 5pm, wearing sleaveless clothing or shoes without 'backs'. We were a set of bored boarding broods that had little to do but study, envy, and drool at the footballers we managed to get a look at in the local teen newspaper. Thank God, I'm finally FREE!
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a quiet, underestimated school. I'm a second year and enjoying my time here. Frats dominate the social scene and the school is going through a construction boom. the weather isn't as bad as i though it would be. overall I am satisfied with my decision to come here
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The Association of Boarding Schools\n\nhttp://www.schools.com/directory/adv_search/gensearchresults2.cfm
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A comprehensive is a state school providing education for 11-16, and sometimes with a sixth form for up to 18. A grammar school is also a non-fee paying school but you have to pass an exam called an 11-plus to get in. I would like to add- to whoever said that there is more emphasis on academic rather than sport......I see what you mean but not really\nI am at a grammar school and I am sick to death of PE- we do it twice a week whatever the weather and lessons are an hour long- and I can't wait until next year when it goes down to one hour a week! Admittedly, there is a lot of emphasis on school work too though, but we do just as much sport as a comprehensive. Also, there is NOT necessarily more middle class- it is anyone from any class who is slightly brighter and can pass the 11 plus. I am certainly not middle class and I don't think there is anyone in my school class who I would say is middle class. Remenber a grammar school is not a fee-paying school- it doesn't matter how much money you have.\nAn academy is (I think) a boarding school- where you pay fees to go there and stay in term time, only coming home at weekends and school holidays.
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As a freshman (Class of 2009), I know what it's like to enter in a new school recently.  At my high school (Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, CA), I learned three things this year: 1) get to know people because the people you may hang out with might be famous one day [a.k.a. make yourself available], 2) manage your time wisely; don't procrastinate or the homework today will nip you in the butt tomorrow & 3) get active in school activites.  Don't be a loner that's againist the world.  Participate in activities that you love, may it be sports, drama, music, etc.  Just go out there and give it your all, because you only have 4 years to make a name for yourself...
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i am studying to be a social worker in London and the main thing they want before letting you study is experience. I'm not sure how old you have to be when you leave school but maybe you could start off doing voluntary work in a care home or that environment. its hard to say to much as like i say I'm not sure on the education system over there. however you do it i wish you all the luck as there is not enough social workers but too many people needing them.
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A good, diligent student hardly sleeps 8 hours,  because he burns the midnight oil reading up and studying hard.  He will also not take the time off on his birthday.  He will try very hard to stay healthy and not get sick so he won't be absent from school for three days.  Sundays were never rest days for me when I was a student.  I squuezed in my homework and readings on Sundays.  I don;t hingk exam days would total 35 days.  And 40 days for holidays and festivals is toooo loonng!  From which country are you?  In my country, we only have around ten holidays. A student will definitely pass if he has the right attitude and want his school experience to be worthwhile.
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1) you love it\n2) drop outs end up with bad reputations\n3) you'll have to make new friends at a new school\n4) people will start rumors about why you left\n5) you won't see friends\n6) you won't know everything that everyone else knows in class in a new scool\n7) TEACHERS HATE NEW KIDS! it may not seem like it at first but trust me later on . . .\n8) you'll get lost in the new school\n9) you'll highly regret it\n10) popular kids will make fun of you\n11) you'll miss your high school\n12) you won't be there for fun events at school\n13) you won't be there for big events\n14) the one (or 2) teacher(s) you liked will end up sending you birthday cards and stuff and that is just EMBARASSING!\n15) you'll have to catch up on a lot of work\n16) you're parents will be disappointed\n17) things will change! you'll have to adapt to a WHOLE new life\n18) most people are not willing to talk to "the new kid"\n19) combinations of the above\n20) all of the above\n\nphew!
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I suggest that you opt for on campus boarding.Though it might look expensieve but has many hidden benefits .Such as you can be sure that you are better protected,you can avoid diseases(as some spread through,it matters where you rent an apartment or house,etc),In winter you can be protected from cold,Etc.\n\nAnd yes many many congrats on getting admission in good university.best of luck for your higher studies.
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First off, dress professionally.  Typically with Day cares professionally will mean khakis and a polo, nice looking sneakers or keds.  Make sure your hair is pulled out of your face.  \nNow are you speaking of at a Convention such as 4C's or just in general.  \nAt 4C's circulate, smile, encourage discussion about the kids in your class, but do not get into discussions where you start to complain about them.  Big no no.\nIf it is general, as in out in public, make sure that if you see one of the kids from your class, or even one that you know from work, stop and say hello.  Make eye contact with the parents, (this is a biggy with me, as I have one teacher that never will look me in the eye, so therefore I don't always trust her fully)\n\nI Hope This Helps,\nAmy
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Do you go to a prep school?