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Q: I'm 15 and a sophomore girl. I am thinking of going to like a boarding school next year if my parents would let me. I hate my mom and i really want a new start in getting friends and stuff. My first question is is it worth it? I would miss my pets and some family and my friends. But I can't stand my mom and I want a new start- badly. I also want to try living on my own. And if you have been to boarding school how was it? Or if you know someone who went, how was it? My second question is what are some good ones? I live in PA, near philly. I dont really care where it is, even though, I'd prefer to be closer to home. I want a good school that looks good for colleges and has good kids.

I loved boarding school. I'm going to Dana Hall in Greenfield, MA, and it is wonderful there. TABS is the board of boarding schools, and they have a wonderful site where I found these schools for you:

CFS, The School at Church Farm: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=137

Girad College (actually grades 1-12): http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=262

The Grier School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=198

The Hill School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=181

The Kiski School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=32

Linden Hall: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=255

Milton Hershey School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=47

Perkiomen School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=222

Shady Side Academy: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=88

Solebury School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=77

Westtown School: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=163

Wyoming Seminary: http://schools.com/directory/adv_search/schooldetail.cfm?id=112

Rating: 5

Thank you so much!

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Happy 2008! My name is Dana for those of you who don't know, and I obviously love to give advice, because if I didn't, I wouldn't be here. I will pick at anyone who doesn't bother to capitalize their "I"'s or the beginnings of sentences. Proper grammar and spelling is very important to me. bcuz it Just loooks soooo sloppie when u type lyke this. So a word to the wise, and for the majority of you that it doesn't apply to, think about it, and watch yourself. Second of all, I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever write something that is not true. So therefore I am always right. So stand down and accept it. (Note: that also means that my "opinions" are actual facts. At least the ones I bother to write.)

Never ask me anything about how fat you are or love life. Cliched, I know, but I am heartless when it comes to the truth. If you don't know what to do with your cheating boyfriend that you still love, go ask someone else since I could not care less. Seriously.

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