Attending an all-girls Catholic school after going to public school was one of the hardest but by far the best decisions I have ever made. Mostly I went for the educational advantages this school offered but I came out with much more than that. I'm not writing to persuade others to attend all-girls schools but breaking down the stereotypes of Catholic non-coed schools.

When I first used to tell people I graduated from an all-girl Catholic school I would get the same reaction every time. It would be the teeth clench and a sheesh sound coming from their mouth then always followed by "dang how was that?" acting like I just told them I went to juvenile prison. Now its easy to react in that way due to the rumors and stereotypes surrounding all-girl schools. So let's dive deeper into the specifics that people believe.

1. They're a bunch of lesbians

This was the first and definitely most common rumor I heard was that all-girl schools are a bunch of lesbians and if you go to one that must mean you're just trying to get closer to girls.

When actually that is the complete opposite of what actually goes on at an all-girl school. It was actually was one of the best things because you are surrounded by your friends who are going through similar boy drama as you so it wasn't hard to stand in front of fifty of your sisters and ask for advice without judgment.

From the outside, it is very easy to call us a bunch of lesbians but if you took a look on the inside you would see that most of us were just as normal as public school girls, with boyfriends, breakups, and just petty high school drama.

However the difference and as I see as an advantage is we had all day to talk to our friends about it and no boys to worry about listening or to look good for.

2. Bunch of hot girls in uniforms

Which brings me to my next point, the look. Another stereotype I have heard was that an all-girls school is just one big sexy catwalk of girls in schoolgirl uniforms. I have never heard a bigger lie in my life.

I'm pretty sure that I can speak for all women that attended an all-girl school that since it was not coed nobody care what they looked like. There would be some days you literally ONLY brushed your teeth.

Now I know this sounds gross but why would anyone take losing less sleep when you can sleep more and you have no one to impress.

3. Socially awkward around guys

Also another popular stereotype I heard through high school was that once we got to college we would be socially awkward due to a lack of male presence in our lives. this one actually makes me giggle because while it is false in many ways I can notice how I and some of my sisters from high school are total weirdos.

However, even though you spend a large amount of your year surrounded by girls you meet guys in so many ways through extracurriculars, brother schools, social media, and even elementary school friends.

All girl catholic schools aren't a prison! We get let out at 2:30 just like the co-ed school kids did!

4. Anti-male feminists

Lastly, a popular joke people said about all-girl schools was we are a bunch of mean feminists. Now this one was just offensive to me because hey, whats wrong with being a feminist?

But that's a whole separate topic to discuss. This one I am not going to refute, I learned a lot about myself as a woman in my all-girls school. This is because you only have each other to compete with and no male distractions. This seriously helped me because I was always the girl who would get discouraged when someone was better at something than me. So only having my friends to compete with really broke down that barrier and made me a stronger woman. So, while my all-girls school didn't turn me into a feminist protester it did make me an empowered woman who feels like my voice and what I have to say is important.

There is an endless list of stereotypes I heard throughout high school and I still wouldn't take back my decision to attend all-girls school for a second. It shaped me into the fearless and proud woman I am today despite what the outsiders believe.