Im 13 at the moment and next year I'll be starting high school I am so scared because I dont know where I want to go. My parents gave me a few options and said I should pick whatever one I like. I live in Arizona, USA and I can either go to a high school there but its a private high school but a boy&girl one. I would be a day student and could live at home. The second option is a boarding school. It's called 'Stowe' and its in Buckingham, England. Its also a boy&girl one. The reson WHY this school is because my dad is Italian, but he moved to England when he was 11 and thats the school he went to before he came to the US and he said it he had the time of his life. I like both! If I stayed in Arizona, I would still be able to always be with my family and friends BUT if I moved to England I would have a whole new experience the only thing is I would be so far away from my family. I would see my grandparents in london a lot, but would only go back to the USA on holidays so I wont see my parents and friends often and I know I will miss them so much:( I really need advice. If you were in my position, what would you pick? Im so scared to make the wrong decision:(
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1 :
try both at the same time
2 :
you lucky git
3 :
england! it'd be a great experience !
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I would go to England.
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If it was me, I would pickthe friend's and family option, because I don't feel comfortable when I dont have a family or friend there to support me. Plus, I would miss them a whole lot.
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i'd go to the school in england and try something new :)
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You should try them all. Try a year in england, try a year in America.. see what you like. You'll be surpirsed what your preference is. I went to private school from middle school until my sophmore year. And I always thought it was "laid back" (My school was laid back, rules-wise because they trusted the students) and I transfered to a public school because of finance issues and people complain about how horrible the public school was and i ended up liking the people there more than in my old school because i was able to relate to them more and had more fun. I would go with England first just because i always wanted to go to England but I would try a variety and not just pick one.
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I would pick the good old U S A!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
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Definitely England. You'd get qualifications (GCSEs) at 16 and further qualifications, which are optional, at 18 called A Levels. The English school system is very good and you get to choose your subjects for GCSE at the age of 14 (Year 10). Core: Maths, English, Core Science, PE (no qualification given), IT You can choose any three subjects from here if your school offers them: Art, Drama, Music, Dance, GCSE PE, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Triple Science, GCSE IT, Business Studies, Childcare, Leisure and Tourism, Geography, Philosophy and Ethics, History We had to choose a Technology subject for our 4th option, but other schools may require humanities, science, a creative subject or a language. Tech: Electronics, Food Technology, Resistant Materials (woodworks and metal), Textiles, Graphics Your school year will be split up into three terms and separated into half terms. These are: Autumn Term: Sept - Dec Spring Term: Jan - April Summer Term: May - July There are one week half-term holidays and two week half-term holidays. From July - Sept, there is a 6 weeks summer holiday. England doesn't have high schools as I am aware of, but you are most likely going to a secondary school for people between the ages of 11-16 or 11-18 depending on if it has a sixth form. Some schools may have High School in their name, but they're not actually high schools. No prom here. :) Or at least the Year 11 and Sixth Form proms are optional... they probably are in the US too but I've never enjoyed the idea of a prom or homecoming, but that's just me.
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