For a boarding school graduate, it’s easy to fall into a comfort zone when going to college making observations like, “I’ve done this before” or “This isn’t so different from my boarding school” or “I know how this works.”
The challenge for boarding school students hitting their first college campus is to stay mindful that the situation is new, different, and you need to learn the ins and outs just like everyone else. Know that while your boarding experience is good and valuable, everything about your college is new.
