transferring between boarding schools

2BeOrNot2Be
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:37:30 +0000

Hello,

Sorry for using this post to reply to a private message. I got a really interesting personal comment from one of the people on this board, but cannot reply via PMail as I have not posted 15 times.



Dear A,

I really appreciate your answer, I encourage you to publish it in the public area, I’m sure there are many-many families in this situation. You had a very interesting experience other people can learn from, and you write really well.

You indeed confirmed our thoughts. I personally was in a similar situation about 20 years, when I moved from one public school to another. Schools were great rivals and many kids/teachers simply stopped talking to me. It looks stupid 20 years later, but the situation was very uncomfortable for me at that time. Although, I have absolutely no regrets about the move. I ended up in a better school, and this experience taught me a great deal about human nature.

In our case, kid will be going to the school that accepted him. He will not be trying to transfer, unless something unexpected (bad) happens.

Once again, thank you for your response and good luck!