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What Should I Do? Boarding School or back home?
I'm having a problem I've been having for a while now. You see, I go to this amazingly academic boarding school in Connecticut. The only issue is I'm from Las Vegas, all the way across the country. The high schools in Nevada are the worst schools in the American school districts, so obviously I am getting a better education at the boarding school.
However I come home about every three months, so I never really get to see my family and friends at home. I feel like I've lost a lot of connection with my family, and I'm missing out on a lot of normal high school kid stuff. Like going to prom, sweet sixteens, dates, football games, etc.
I'm not doing well at the boarding school and I know if I come back to Las Vegas my grades will be sooo much better.
What's worse is my mother passed away recently in January, and I don't have anyone to guide me. My mom always wanted me to do what was best for me. However now I am living in vegas with my grandparents, two very high-tempered people.
So my question is: Do I come back home and go to school where I will get a mediocre education but be happier? Or do I stay at the boarding school where it is high pressure, but it will benefit me in the long-run?
People always tell me that highschool was one of their best memories. I don't want to miss out. I will be a sophomore this year and my family is trying to convince me to come back home, but they'll support me either way.
Thanks!
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I think boarding school is the best thing for your education, but you just lost your mother. You need to be with family right now, in order to nurture and comfort that part of you that wants to remember her and be reminded of her. If you leave boarding school now, could you make the choice to go back later? If so, then maybe its best to move back home and just be with the people who remembered your mother the best. If you come to realize that the situation there is worse, re-apply to boarding school and head back. Just don't leave yourself wondering "What if?" If it doesn't work out, at least you know you tried, and there is comfort in that. Good luck.
Part II - the scholarship situation adds a new dimension. I would suggest trying to meet with or talk to someone at the school about possibly taking a "leave" in order to deal with the loss of your mother. Some schools will make allowances for that sort of things, like a semester or a couple of months. If you can't go to the headmaster or admissions director yourself, ask a favorite teacher that you trust to help you talk to someone. And, like you said, you have some time. I hope it all works out for you. You said your mother always wanted you to do what's best for you, but just remember, sometimes what is best for you isn't always was makes you the happiest (right away, anyway).
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