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Life of a WycombeAbbey girl

- Miss Fox

Going to secondary school is without doubt a big and daunting prospect. You move from a place where you are the oldest and know every face in the corridor,  to one where you are out of your comfort zone and have to start from scratch. It’s scary for everyone but from first hand experience, the best way is to dive right in and seize every opportunity. From there, the world is your oyster.  I went to Wycombe Abbey, which helped me attain my dream of studying Classics at Oxford University. I am also a tutor at Moon Tuition Oxford, helping my students reach their academic goals, whatever they may be.

Of course, a lot depends on what school you choose. I went to Wycombe Abbey, an all girls boarding school. My first memories of the open day was that it looked like Hogwarts, with it castle-like exterior and long windows. I loved the immense theatre, the old creaking library and the swanky sports centre. Walking round, I knew this was the school for me.

The biggest shock to the system when I got there was the boarding aspect. I lived close enough that I could go home every Sunday but besides that I had to adapt to a completely different routine. This being said, the process was much easier than expected. The dorms are ‘mixed aged’. This means you can have girls of different ages sharing a room. My first dorm was with three others: one a year older, one my age (who became one of my best friends) and a girl in the year below. Mixed aged dorms sounds weird but it wasa great way to make friends across years, making the boarding house a really tight community. To make things even easier, every new girl is assigned a ‘house mother’. This is a girl in the year above who is your dorm for the first term. She helps settle you in and give you advice. I’m still in touch with my house daughter 5 years on! Your house mistress and matron are also always there for a chat. They check up on you every evening before lights off.

A question I always get about Wycombe is: ‘Isn’t the workload really intense?’. So it cannot be denied that there is a high expectation of you but that expectation is not so much imposed on you but more personally adopted. The teachers will provide all you need to achieve those top grades and will gladly give you any extra support. But it is you who needs to put in the time to put those resources to good use. This being said, it is really important to get a balance. It isn’t how much time you work for but how effectively you work. One other thing I would add workwise is to be open to the subjects you take. Going into Wycombe, I had my heart set on the sciences. However, I became increasingly entranced with Latin the more I did it and the department were there at my every doubtful moment, supporting me whenever I needed it.

So back to striking the balance. Wycombe offers so many opportunities to try new things. During my time I did drama, public speaking,violin, kickboxing and fencing. I loved all of them and each stretched me in new ways. Don’t look at your hobby, whatever it is, as an obligation. Being passionate about something outside work builds you as a person. Whatever you enjoy or want to try, throw yourself into it.

You get as much out of Wycombe as you put into it. It’s a really wonderful place to make life-long friends, stretch yourself academically, and challenge yourself outside the classroom… it is also the closest you will get to Hogwarts.