<p>As much as I would love to go to a great college, I love being with my family too. is it really necessary to be an IB student with really great ECs and in my case in a boarding school in order to get acceptance in a good university in either US or Canada??</p>
<p>Sorry to say… the most idiotic question I’ve seen on this forum!!
You do what you like.
If IB,as you put it,would have been the key getting into top colleges,EVERYONE would do that.
Man, shoot on those AP exams!!!
and if you love being with family,how do you intend living in college for 4 years away from them.
Good Luck Man.</p>
<p>Preet S: The fact that many students follow the road to boarding school makes the question relevant. Your narrow interpretation of the question and failure to consider the popularity of boarding schools makes your reply (as you are so fond of saying) - idiotic.</p>
<p>Mayo College,Ajmer is one of the finest residential public schools in India and I’m a proud alumni.
Secondly, you don’t go to a boarding school to stack up ECs(you can do that at a day boarding too!)
You go there for the experience,you go there to face the mini challenges of life,in OP’s case,living away from parents.
Mayo College was the best thing ever happened to me BUT you need to overcome homesickness.
And trust me,you’d like to go to a boarding school to learn how to be self sufficient rather than improving 6.38% chance to a XYZ University.</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply.
What I really meant by my question is that is it really necessary for a person to be away from home during high school , going through a really rigorous life to be able to make it to a good college.
Leaving your house for a good college IS necessary and I understand that, but does that hold true for high school too…provided that I live in a city in Oman with just about no ECs available for me, and the fact that this is perhaps the end of the period of my life when I would be able to live with my family as a kid ??
Preet s: my tiny advice please avoid using such strong words in comment</p>
<p>BChanakya,</p>
<p>Here is how I see it. If you are attched to your family and you want to spend time with them before leaving for college, then that is what you should do. ECs can be compensated by doing something worthwhile during summer time, or pursuing a hobby, or interning during the summer, helping your granparents become tech-savvy. Anything…</p>
<p>And this dilemma of ECs vs. Family could be a great topic for your essay as well. This turmoil and the choices you will eventually make in the process will reflect on who you are as a person - a better person - in next two years.</p>
<p>Anialways: I really love you , if I may say so…your replies are always helpful. You keep in mind everything. Your answer resolved my dilemma to a large extent . I am really thankful to you. The answer that you gave to one of my previous questions about ECs was really helpful as well. I guess being a parent, you have about 2-3 times more experience as compared to us students.
Thanks a lot X 10^infinity :thumbup:</p>
<p>BChanakya,</p>
<p>You are very welcome. :)</p>