Here's the deal I hate my life as is and I'm simply tired of waiting around for something to happen to me. Since my family simply doesn't want to move, I thought of boarding school which lead me to boarding school in England. On my bucket list I have live in England for a year, and that would be crossed off it I went to school there, plus I'd get away from this place I hate while my family could stay here. Obviously I'd miss my family a lot but I've lost all my friends {because I've moved seven times before} and the ones I've made here sadly aren't much different so I wouldn't miss them much. For some reason listening to British accents calms me down and I love the rain, as far as I know it rains a ton in England. My parents also worry about how shy I am, if they aren't there I'd have to take charge for myself but I'd also have to live under the schools watch and I'm not sure how strict that is, plus I've never had to share a room with anyone before. And that's the basics. I've been told that because I'm an 11th grader in America I'd be a fifth form/ lower sixth/ year 12 in England so how many total years of school would I have left? In America I'd finish this grade go to 12th grade and then hit about 4 years of college, so five years in total. Legally how could/ would I stay there? Neither of my parents would come with me and I know no one in England, I have family in Germany and that's the closest even as friends. Would I have to fill out legal papers for that, if so what? Could I even stay there for a full school year, because somewhere I read I could only stay for six months? How old to you have to be to drive there? And how old to work? Chances are I'd have to work. Financially why is it so expensive to go to school in England, for me in America it's free 'til I hit college, then again I go to public school. Would my family be able to get assistance with paying for school, like a scholarship? Do a lot of British people even go to British boarding schools or is it all people from separate countries? Any tips or concerns you have for a teenage girl leaving home to go to school in a place literally foreign to her? Do you think I should go? Any boarding school suggestions? Thank you so much, almost anything will be helpful
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Well first off I'd like to congratulate you on such a loaded question. It seems that you really are passionate about moving to England. I have lived in England so I can tell you a little bit about it. You are correct that you would be in fifth form there. Fifth and sixth form, I believe, are optional, you don't have to take them. You will have to fill out visa paperwork to allow you to enter the country, being you are an American citizen and will have to apply for a provisional license, at 17, before obtaining your proper license. There are some differences here though, because nearly all English cars have a manual(stick shift) transmission and so require strict lessons, whereas in the United States a simple driving course is enough. I'm afraid that scholarships don't really exist in England anymore. But most of all, I want to wish you luck if you go ahead and travel to England to take on schooling there. Don't be afraid, England is very similar to the United States, if anything the only thing you'll struggle with is understanding the humour! And, by the way, you're right that it rains very commonly there. Travelling and broadening your horizons is a great idea! Have fun!!!!
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