A few days ago
Fellen

YES? or NO? (EVERYONE can answer. It’s just yes or no. Get an easy 2 points here!)?

I passed a test to a selective school in the city. I have to think-should I go to this new school, or stay at my old school? The new school has smarter people-if I go, I won’t be at the top of class anymore. It means I have to wake up way early to get on the train (5am). But, that school has a wider range of subjects. But, if I go, I won’t know people. That school is also stricter with assemblies every week. My current school only has assemblies for important occasions. The new school’s library doesn’t open for as long as my old school. The new school’s sport uniform is worse than my old school. The trains are alway squashy. My old school is just a 5 minutes drive away and a 15 minute walk. This new school is about 1 hour and something away. I would have to travel by car, then by train, and then by tram.

Also, I’m not the strong type so waking up so early isn’t good for me. And going means that I’ll miss all my favorite tv shows. What do I do? Yes=go Mac.Rob no=stay at Killester

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A few days ago
Alana

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I just know it’ll be long… sorry πŸ™‚

You really seem afraid of the new experience, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I can’t decide instead of you, but i tell my opinion of the points you made. First off, the distance. Take advantage of the additional time by studying and doing some of your homework.

Not being a top in your class could be hurtful to your ego πŸ™‚ but it will motivate you to reach more heights, get more knowledge, and if you’re surrounded by smarter and better motivated students, they will “pull you along”, put your studies into a new perspective. Additionally, not being the best, rather an average in this school means that you’ll be far more above the others in different schools. This _ will_ come as an advantage when you want to apply to a collage. Even more so, if you decide now to “jump”, and look for yourself that it is really only a next step in your life, the _other_ “steps” like this won’t come to be as “traumatic” and as that much of a change. (like getting used to collage or university)

TV shows: pick only one that is in a suitable time, and watch only that. (i don’t mean daily shows, maybe a weekly would be preferable) Like i watch House MD once a week, and this way my TV-needs are satisfied and it doesn’t even takes up too much of my time.

Sport uniform: not an issue.

Not knowing your peers: get to know them. meeting new people is always fun, don’t be afraid, if you’re open and friendly to them, they will return the favor. Many is worrying about not being accepted. But if it is a strict school, they won’t tolerate any less of the best behavior, so your peers will know just to accept you and be done with it. πŸ™‚

Mac.Rob being strict: well, you _are_ a growing up teenager. πŸ™‚ Many of your peers “sign away” their future by not studying _now_ . You need to realize that it is time to set the basis of your future.

I say, do it. Do it now.

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A few days ago
Doubly Doo
I think you hit the nail on the head in your second sentence. “If I go, I won’t be at the top of [my] class anymore.” You want the best of both worlds. You want to be able to say that you were accepted by the new school, and that you’re smart enough to go there (otherwise why would they have selected you and you are, afterall, “at the top of your class”) but if you go, you will be starting over.

This means being treated like an underclassman regardless of your grade ranking, needing to challenge yourself in order to maintain average grades, and risking not being “at the top of your class”. Well, are you up to the challenge? Or is it easier to say that you will have to take a long ride, a less convenient mode of travel, and adjust your schedule to accommodate the difference and that this will be too much for you to bear. (By the way, you left out how much more this is going to cost you.)

I mention the cost, because not choosing the new school probably will cost you. It will cost you the higher place in society, the larger paycheck, the opportunities for advancement that would have been yours down the road.

A lot of people don’t feel that their life is worth this trade-off and you may be one of them. If that is your morale stand, I commend you. If you are doing it because you are fearful, remember this, if you choose the former school out of fear, you can be guaranteed of one thing, you will probably have a lot more of that leisure time sitting around on your couch watching TV.

I have one last question for you. Ten years from now when you look back at your schooling which will be the bigger regret. Knowing that you were first in a school which you feel did not challenge you to your full potential or being in the middle of the class rankings in a school that did?

(PS Don’t leave your future to a simple yes or no response.)

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A few days ago
Miss Screamo
I’m going to answer with more than a yes or no. You should really think about it. If you went you could probably get better scholarships for college or be able to get into better colleges. But there are a lot of down points to going there. I would say yes and just deal with everything.
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A few days ago
h1u4sxda
Think about it, what will be better for you in the long run? Not missing your favorite TV shows or going to a better school and getting a better education with more choices? Sure, you’ll have to get up earlier, but think of it as preparation for when you go out in the real world.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
i really think you should go to the new school because it must be selective because it is a very good skl and u already took the time out to take the test and get acceptted. new experiences are always wonderful regardless of how they might seem when you first encounter them. Good luck!
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Yes.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Get strong, walk and stay away from that damned t.v.

Go, you will have a better education and that’s all that really matters!

YES!

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A few days ago
ctelly22
I say yes. It may be a further distance but it seems more challenging. You’ll learn more and be better prepared for college.
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A few days ago
miami_girl
yes
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A few days ago
i use Y!A
yes
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