Trying to go to a boarding school out of state?

Question

ok i want to go to a out of state boarding school because i go to a terrible school i mean drugs drinking and break-ins

and i am a great straight a kid and am never in troublem i mean the school was great in the beging but know it is a nightmare i want to go to a good school so i might have a good chance in life i want to go to a good univisty (sorry bout sps i may get good grades but get carried away when typing)and i have fire in me i ride so i want my school to have a riding program i have done my research and thought about it and have brought it up to my mom i want to go to a good school to stay away from what my school thinks it has to offer but the reasin i am is asking is how can i convince her to let me go we dont have alot of money but i am fixing to do odd ball jobs for 2 years to help out and i am hopoing to ask for her to put back all of the money she was going to spend on me to go toard the school i choose i like linden hall and some more all girl schools and please dont

Answer 1

The link isn't directing me for some reason (it's okay I found it elsewhere). So here's some advice, regardless of where you want to go. There will be drinking and drugs at whatever school you go to, and sometimes at boarding school it is more serious than what it is in private or public day schools. This really isn't something to fret about, because this will be abundant almost anywhere you go. I would be somewhat cautious towards a single s*x boarding school, as this is extremely different from co-ed in more ways than you think. It may even become unpleasant and annoying. But if you're sure you want to go to an all-girls school than you should go to an all-girls school.

You mentioned you had great grades and so I'm guessing you will be applying for financial aid of some kind, and this should take care of some or even most of the costs. But financial aid also requires that you keep immaculate grades during your time at their school, something to remember.

You mentioned Linden Hall (tuition $36,800), and even though it is the oldest all-girls school in the U.S., I'm afraid it is rather unknown. It's always better to go to an established school than it is to an unknown school. For example, Miss Porter's School (tuition $41,100) in Connecticut, has an established alumni and this will most definitely help you down the road. It shows a great deal when a school has a diverse and successful group of alumni. It really isn't wise to spend upwards of $40,000 a year to go to a school that has a good curriculum and that's that. Make sure its an established and well-known school with a solid group of alumni and the cost will be well worth it. Best of luck.