stay, one year off or transfer ?

mehappykid4ever
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:20 +0000

My D is currently a junior at a boarding school in VA area.
She did not do well in sophomore year and so far this year.
She is thinking about take one year off or transfer back to public.
The reason? She said she is kind of lonely at boarding school, not many friends. She doesn’t feel fit in. Even afraid to try some clubs because the kids there “looks” so smart.
as for academic, she got 3 B and 2 C this fall term, not what she (or we) expected. She used to be a straight A at middle school.
But she really likes the teachers at boarding school and her advisers.

She is wondering between stay, take one year off or transfer ?

I’m not confident about that she will be better (both social life or academic) if she stay. As for take one year off, she plans to travel, do volunteer and maybe even get a part time job. I want her come back, transfer back to local public. She has friends there, and the school is pretty good. But the decision is up to her.

Our concern:


What the college will think if she take one year off at junior year?
Although her grade now is not so great, but the courses she take are mostly advanced and AP. So, with the Cs, will public school let her take the most challange course like AP or honor, or just put her in regular class?
If she transfer, she will has her fall term grade from boarding school but in early January, there is mid-term exam at public school, that means she only has about one month to adjust and study.


So worry and don’t know what to do!!