This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Vic chapter.
Hi, I’m Carly, and I had the privilege of going to boarding school from grades 10 through 12. While I don’t often bring up boarding school as a topic in conversation, I do give away clues about my schooling experience. Here are 10 ways you can tell I’ve been to boarding school.
1. I know how to tie a tie … like, REALLY well.
2. I’m never homesick, because that was sooooo five years ago.
3. I have a kit to polish my shoes.
4. Every Friday, I find myself frantically vacuuming, sweeping and dusting my room for “inspection.”
5. I play all of the typical “boarding school sports”: field hockey, tennis, etc.
6. I NEVER wear skirts, because that’s all I wore every day for THREE WHOLE YEARS.
7. I only wear stud earrings, because I still assume someone’s going to call me out for wearing hoops.
8. … and on that note, I’ve never dyed my hair.
9. I’m super anti-PDA because it was a big no-no at school.
10. And lastly, I’m never surprised by pranks because I’ve done them all.
Did you go to boarding school? What weird habits did you pick up?