I am miserable and i dont know what to do abt it.?

Question

I'm supposed to go to infamous Phillips Academy (which is one of the best boarding schools in the country. some presidents attended the school) but i dont want to go. i got on the waiting list and im so close to being accepted but im not happy abt it. how am i supposed to leave everybody and everything for boston? for boarding school? im getting all depressed and i cant even talk to my parents abt it because they get annoyed and say im not gr8ful to them for offering me such a gr8 education. but my everything is here. i dont know what to do.

Answer 1

You should go. There are boys and parties. What grade are you in? It's going to be so much fun. You'll have a good future. What did u get on the SSATs? What did u write on ur essays? What was the size of ur essays on the apps (3 or 5 paragraphs)? Youll make lots of friends and u'll never be lonely. Again there are hot guys and parties off campus. they do alcohol and drugs. Its going to be fun, you should DEFINITELY go.

Answer 2

That's scary but it's the same as going off to college only we're much older to deal with it.

So, just think of it like that, keep in touch majorly with home

Bring lots of little comforts

Get a webcam or laptop with one so you can do video phone calls with your friends and family

It's worth going - it'll make life easier for you later no matter what happens

Answer 3

You're in a tough spot.  I don't want to "preach" to you ... I know you are going to roll your eyes, but, you will understand how important this is (for your future) when you are older.  OK ... I'm done preaching.  Hopefully, you will atleast be able to wait until September (so many kids move in the summer, you will probably find out a friend or two won't be coming back to school next year, either).   Try making an agreement with your parents to fly you home, every weekend for awhile, until you can get used to being away from your friends.  Tell them you ABSOLUTELY appreciate what they are doing for you, you just don't know what it will be like to be away from home.  Tell them you will MISS THEM (if they aren't responsive to you missing your friends).  I assume you can text message your friends & call them when you're away?  That will help a lot.  AND ... without question, you will find lots of new friends.    Don't let this weigh you down.  It's not here yet.  Stay positive, stay happy.

Answer 4

I'm not your parent, but education is one of the best things in the world. Just do it for +-4 years, and you'll appreciate it when you get accepted to some great college. You'll be "gr8ful" to your parents, then. I'm also a bit antisocial, and tell me if I'm being inconsiderate, but the friends issue, doesn't seem to me, to be a big deal.

Answer 5

This answer I am giving you isn't one you should necessarily take if you don't want to, but you should definitely analyze some things.

Everything will pass.  Your friends will move away.  Your parents will someday not be among you.  You will gain and lose a lot of possessions during your lifetime.  Everything will go away, but the one thing that will always stay is YOU.

This is something I deeply regret is letting go of getting an early education due to friends.  I didn't go to a technical high school where I could get an associates degree without having to attend the two years of college. I was afraid to lose my friends and that I would go to a place I didn't want to go because I didn't know anyone.  Today, five years later, I'm going to college and not one of my friends from high school remain in my social environment.  Every single one of them went their separate ways.  Today I could've been five years ahead education-wise.

I'm not saying you should not care that you're leaving your friends and family behind, but if you really think about it, you're leaving them for only four years and you'll be acquiring something that will last a lifetime and that will never leave you.

Don't ever be afraid to learn more.  Your true friends will always stay with you.  Plus you will have your breaks and you'll be able to go back home and visit your treasured folks.

Hope you take the right decision. =] (Which is right? Only you can decide.)