There is a huge difference between attending a private school and a public school. I made the choice to switch to a private school when I was in fourth grade and went to the same school for nine years. I feel as if I missed out on a lot during my high school years. I made a lot of great friends, but if I could go back, I would have attended a public school.
Below are some signs you went to a private high school.
- You lived for dress down days.
- You got detentions for speaking out of turn.
- There were no such thing as secrets because everyone knew everything about each other.
- Your parents received emails from your teachers when you missed a small homework assignment.
- Half of your grade went to Ivy League colleges.
- And 10 of those students went to Harvard.
- The only good thing about going to a private school was how little you actually had to go.
- You had the same best friends since you were in first grade.
- You brought your kilt to college for a themed party.
- You will never be caught dead wearing another white collared shirt again.
- Your winter break was almost as long as a public school’s summer vacation.
- You had to participate in a sport every season.
- Your school was undefeated in football solely because you never had a football team.
- Beating a public school in a sports’ game was equivalent to winning the state championship.
- Your best friends lived an hour away.
- There was one teacher in particular who you avoided when you decided to come to school out of dress code.
- Being in an honors class was equivalent to taking an AP college course.
- You had more work in high school than in college.
- You attended maybe four parties all of high school.
- You look back on your private school experience and wish you went to public school.
