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FACTSOFLIFEFAN2 · 02-14-2001, 04:11 PM

Some of you are probably wondering about my subject..and that's why you clicked on it. I wanted to know if, any of you would go to a boarding school if you were given the chance.

If you don't go to one: would you think your experience would be like Alex's. Blair, Jo, Tootie, Natalie's..ex.

Do you think you would be lonely or not? I was thinking about this while I was watching facts of life and thought I'd find out what you thought.

Take care,

AMY

80skid · 02-14-2001, 04:30 PM

I'm actually applying to go to one in ninth grade.

[This message has been edited by 80skid (edited 02-14-2001).]

02-14-2001, 04:36 PM

I did not go to a boarding school so I'm not sure about this. However, when I went off to college it was devestating leaving my family behind. I think you would probably feel this way when you first went off to a boarding school. But once you make friends, you are not as lonely. This is assuming that the boarding school you are speaking of is one that you live at.
I'm not sure if when I was a teenager I would have accepted going off to a boarding school but I have always been for school uniforms. Uniforms take a lot of unnecessary pressure off kids, for example, how many times have you ever worried if someone would say something behind your back about what you were wearing that day?
I do think that it would be an interesting experience to grow up in a house full of your friends, you would certainly become more like a family, but it'd be really hard being away from your own family at such a young age.

Facts_of_Life_Fan88 · 02-14-2001, 04:43 PM

I would love to live in a boarding school.I always thought it would be kool.Especialy if you,with your journalism buddy,kid friend with the name of an ice cream flavor,a rich snobish kid,and a new renegade kid from the bronx hot wired the school van and drove to the local bar and the van got totaled and you and your friends were put on probation and had to work in the school kitchen to repay the debt of the school van.

Jees,what a run on sentance

J Polniaczek · 02-14-2001, 05:36 PM

I'm going off to college soon, and I'm going to Chicago, but I live in Colorado. I think it would definately be hard leaving your family, but I also think that the first few days would be like you're going to summer camp until you realize that it's not just overnight for a few days, but for a YEAR! (Or four years, eight years, etc) I think it would be great fun getting to know new people, and I think if you make a lot of friends going to a boarding school, not only will they feel like family to you, you'll be friends for life! I've heard of all kinds of people who have been out of college (even high school, middle school, etc) who still talk to their old friends from school. I'd be psyked about going to a boarding school.

[This message has been edited by J Polniaczek (edited 02-14-2001).]

perezd · 02-14-2001, 05:42 PM

i've never gone to boarding school. i'm in my second year in College. So it would have been cool to have that have that kind of freedom when i was younger. i don't know if boarding school is really like it is on the Facts of life.

coily2 · 02-14-2001, 05:54 PM

I went to private school, but it wasn't a boarding school. I did live in the dorms for a bit in college, and OMG... I cannot even begin to describe the experience. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Unfortunatly, as time marches on, all those "life long friendships" that I felt that I had developed went along the wayside. I guess it's all a part of growing up.

Anyhow, the stories I have to tell from my days of coed living are nothing short of extraordinary. They come out every now and then after I've had a glass of wine or two. My friends have convinced me to write them down, so I am currently working on a coed living memoir. I may post a link to a website if I can get past my issues with remaining anonymous.

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 02-14-2001, 06:23 PM

i know most of you KNOW this already.. but i DID go to a boarding school.... since 4th grade, but this year (9th grade) I left and am going to public shcool... it was TONS of fun! We pulled a lot of stuff on Kays (a mrs. garrett as you could say) and infact Facst of Life was a HUGE hit at the school since it was like our school! hehe.. the grades go from 4th grade all te way till 12th grade.. i coudl tell you SOOO much about it.. but i dont want to get a whole like 5 page post!

I'm_NMK · 02-14-2001, 06:38 PM

I would have jumped at the chance to go to a boarding school!!! I begged my parents to let me go, but due to lack of dinero, I didn't.

What I wouldn't of given to be on my own and have a chance at some independance!! (My parents were (still are!) extremely overprotective, !!)

Polniaczek-Bonner · 02-14-2001, 06:59 PM

I wouldn't mind going to a boarding school. My parents used it as a threat to get my grades back up (they went up but thats not why). I always thought it would be cool to live away from my parents. But i already got my schedual for 9th grade (i go next year). And i would miss all my friends i have now if i left. I wouldnt mind goin to a boardin school if i had to, but i like it here.

lesliem14 · 02-14-2001, 07:01 PM

I went to a small, public high school and I was out of district. This was after spending K-8 at a parochial school. I'm a Junior in college and I love it. I wish I could've been in college right away and just skip the rest of school, so yes, I could see myself in boarding school. Boarding school was never really brought up and I'm not sure my Mom could've have handled sending my away at 14. Based on my college experience I would've done fine, but who knows. I do know two people in college who went to boarding school and they loved it.

Love The Facts Of Life · 02-14-2001, 07:02 PM

I don't think I would like Boarding school I mean I live in the country and that's the only place I could ever live I can't go to bed without dogs barking and cows mooing. Plus I don't think I could live my famialy best friend and horse behind.but I think it woul dbe kinda fun to go

Jo_Polniaczek · 02-14-2001, 08:09 PM

I wanna go to a boarding school. I've been going to a public school my whole life and I HATE it! I would even kinda like wearing uniforms. My so called friends are always bugging me cause I'm not a fashionable dresser. I mean WHO CARES about what you wear? I do really wanna go to boarding school. I dunno why they won't let me.

02-14-2001, 09:04 PM

When i was younger i at first wanted to go to boarding school, so my parents said they would, but I should go to overnight camp to get a litle taste of how it may be being away from your parents. I got SOOO homesick i literaly got sick. But now I want to go to boarding school Sooo badly I would give anything for the chance. I have been in and out of public and private school and now i go to a medical prep school and it is just like going to hell back to earth and back down to hell . so i guess i would take the chance if i could.

DivisionFan_Jinny · 02-14-2001, 09:32 PM

I wanted to go to a boarding school so bad, and still do. I would rather go to an acting school. It would be perfect if there was a boarding school especially for actresses(well, aspiring ones, anyway), that had a reasonable price(we gots 5 kids in my family with my mom, 4 with my dad [divorces-they'll get ya ev'ry time....], so mooney is a HUGE deal). I'm planning on attending a high school for the arts when I get into high school. I'm in 7th grade so i got a little while to choose and save $$. Sorry i'm babbling on. I kinda get off topic sometimes.

02-14-2001, 04:11 PM	#1
FACTSOFLIFEFAN2 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 16, 2000 Posts: 54	If you could would you..and if you are... Some of you are probably wondering about my subject..and that's why you clicked on it. I wanted to know if, any of you would go to a boarding school if you were given the chance. If you don't go to one: would you think your experience would be like Alex's. Blair, Jo, Tootie, Natalie's..ex. Do you think you would be lonely or not? I was thinking about this while I was watching facts of life and thought I'd find out what you thought. Take care, AMY

02-14-2001, 04:36 PM	#3
spark Guest Posts: n/a	I did not go to a boarding school so I'm not sure about this. However, when I went off to college it was devestating leaving my family behind. I think you would probably feel this way when you first went off to a boarding school. But once you make friends, you are not as lonely. This is assuming that the boarding school you are speaking of is one that you live at. I'm not sure if when I was a teenager I would have accepted going off to a boarding school but I have always been for school uniforms. Uniforms take a lot of unnecessary pressure off kids, for example, how many times have you ever worried if someone would say something behind your back about what you were wearing that day? I do think that it would be an interesting experience to grow up in a house full of your friends, you would certainly become more like a family, but it'd be really hard being away from your own family at such a young age.
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02-14-2001, 09:04 PM	#14
ILuvJo&Blair Guest Posts: n/a	When i was younger i at first wanted to go to boarding school, so my parents said they would, but I should go to overnight camp to get a litle taste of how it may be being away from your parents. I got SOOO homesick i literaly got sick. But now I want to go to boarding school Sooo badly I would give anything for the chance. I have been in and out of public and private school and now i go to a medical prep school and it is just like going to hell back to earth and back down to hell . so i guess i would take the chance if i could.
ILuvJo&Blair Guest Posts: n/a

02-14-2001, 04:30 PM	#2
80skid smile :) Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2000 Posts: 971	I'm actually applying to go to one in ninth grade. [This message has been edited by 80skid (edited 02-14-2001).]

02-14-2001, 04:43 PM	#4
Facts_of_Life_Fan88 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2001 Posts: 19	I would love to live in a boarding school.I always thought it would be kool.Especialy if you,with your journalism buddy,kid friend with the name of an ice cream flavor,a rich snobish kid,and a new renegade kid from the bronx hot wired the school van and drove to the local bar and the van got totaled and you and your friends were put on probation and had to work in the school kitchen to repay the debt of the school van. Jees,what a run on sentance

02-14-2001, 05:36 PM	#5
J Polniaczek Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Location: Peekskill, NY, U.S.A. Posts: 120	I'm going off to college soon, and I'm going to Chicago, but I live in Colorado. I think it would definately be hard leaving your family, but I also think that the first few days would be like you're going to summer camp until you realize that it's not just overnight for a few days, but for a YEAR! (Or four years, eight years, etc) I think it would be great fun getting to know new people, and I think if you make a lot of friends going to a boarding school, not only will they feel like family to you, you'll be friends for life! I've heard of all kinds of people who have been out of college (even high school, middle school, etc) who still talk to their old friends from school. I'd be psyked about going to a boarding school. [This message has been edited by J Polniaczek (edited 02-14-2001).]

02-14-2001, 05:42 PM	#6
perezd Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 27, 2000 Location: Bronx, N.Y., U.S.A. Posts: 148	i've never gone to boarding school. i'm in my second year in College. So it would have been cool to have that have that kind of freedom when i was younger. i don't know if boarding school is really like it is on the Facts of life.

02-14-2001, 05:54 PM	#7
coily2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 969	I went to private school, but it wasn't a boarding school. I did live in the dorms for a bit in college, and OMG... I cannot even begin to describe the experience. I wouldn't trade it for anything. Unfortunatly, as time marches on, all those "life long friendships" that I felt that I had developed went along the wayside. I guess it's all a part of growing up. Anyhow, the stories I have to tell from my days of coed living are nothing short of extraordinary. They come out every now and then after I've had a glass of wine or two. My friends have convinced me to write them down, so I am currently working on a coed living memoir. I may post a link to a website if I can get past my issues with remaining anonymous.

02-14-2001, 06:23 PM	#8
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	i know most of you KNOW this already.. but i DID go to a boarding school.... since 4th grade, but this year (9th grade) I left and am going to public shcool... it was TONS of fun! We pulled a lot of stuff on Kays (a mrs. garrett as you could say) and infact Facst of Life was a HUGE hit at the school since it was like our school! hehe.. the grades go from 4th grade all te way till 12th grade.. i coudl tell you SOOO much about it.. but i dont want to get a whole like 5 page post!

02-14-2001, 06:38 PM	#9
I'm_NMK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 16, 2000 Location: NY Posts: 280	I would have jumped at the chance to go to a boarding school!!! I begged my parents to let me go, but due to lack of dinero, I didn't. What I wouldn't of given to be on my own and have a chance at some independance!! (My parents were (still are!) extremely overprotective, !!)

02-14-2001, 06:59 PM	#10
Polniaczek-Bonner Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 07, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 265	I wouldn't mind going to a boarding school. My parents used it as a threat to get my grades back up (they went up but thats not why). I always thought it would be cool to live away from my parents. But i already got my schedual for 9th grade (i go next year). And i would miss all my friends i have now if i left. I wouldnt mind goin to a boardin school if i had to, but i like it here.

02-14-2001, 07:01 PM	#11
lesliem14 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Frankfort, KY Posts: 650	I went to a small, public high school and I was out of district. This was after spending K-8 at a parochial school. I'm a Junior in college and I love it. I wish I could've been in college right away and just skip the rest of school, so yes, I could see myself in boarding school. Boarding school was never really brought up and I'm not sure my Mom could've have handled sending my away at 14. Based on my college experience I would've done fine, but who knows. I do know two people in college who went to boarding school and they loved it.

02-14-2001, 07:02 PM	#12
Love The Facts Of Life FlUtTeRfLy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,515	I don't think I would like Boarding school I mean I live in the country and that's the only place I could ever live I can't go to bed without dogs barking and cows mooing. Plus I don't think I could live my famialy best friend and horse behind.but I think it woul dbe kinda fun to go

02-14-2001, 08:09 PM	#13
Jo_Polniaczek Professional Lurker Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 07, 2000 Location: The middle of Nowhere Posts: 783	I wanna go to a boarding school. I've been going to a public school my whole life and I HATE it! I would even kinda like wearing uniforms. My so called friends are always bugging me cause I'm not a fashionable dresser. I mean WHO CARES about what you wear? I do really wanna go to boarding school. I dunno why they won't let me.

02-14-2001, 09:32 PM	#15
DivisionFan_Jinny Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 20, 2001 Location: Bristol, CT (Home of the ESPN headquarters!) Posts: 69	I wanted to go to a boarding school so bad, and still do. I would rather go to an acting school. It would be perfect if there was a boarding school especially for actresses(well, aspiring ones, anyway), that had a reasonable price(we gots 5 kids in my family with my mom, 4 with my dad [divorces-they'll get ya ev'ry time....], so mooney is a HUGE deal). I'm planning on attending a high school for the arts when I get into high school. I'm in 7th grade so i got a little while to choose and save $$. Sorry i'm babbling on. I kinda get off topic sometimes.