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hi my name is Sofia  and I'm a
 

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hi my name is Sofia  and I'm a
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10th grader at the Bolles school I am also
 

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10th grader at the Bolles school I am also
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a boarder my Bolles experience has been
 

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a boarder my Bolles experience has been
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great so far I've been here for about 2
 

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great so far I've been here for about 2
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and 1 half months and it's been nothing
 

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and 1 half months and it's been nothing
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but amazing the boarding program is
 

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but amazing the boarding program is
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amazing and I'm getting so many new
 

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amazing and I'm getting so many new
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experiences here I love the new
 

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experiences here I love the new
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environment change from New York City
 

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environment change from New York City
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the warm weather The Bolles school
 

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the warm weather The Bolles school
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has offered me so many great class
 

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has offered me so many great class
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opportunities and extracurricular
 

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opportunities and extracurricular
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opportunities that were not offered
 

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opportunities that were not offered
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in my old school I did volleyball for
 

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in my old school I did volleyball for
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about a month and a half in the
 

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about a month and a half in the
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beginning of my Bolles High School career
 

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beginning of my Bolles High School career
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and that took a lot of my time but I
 

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and that took a lot of my time but I
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made amazing friends and it was so
 

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made amazing friends and it was so
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welcoming and it was a great use of my
 

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welcoming and it was a great use of my
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time as well  my favorite subject is
 

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time as well my favorite subject is
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biology because I'm more of a math and
 

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biology because I'm more of a math and
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science centered student and I love the
 

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science centered student and I love the
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biology course at Bolles as well and
 

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biology course at Bolles as well and
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new advice for any new students I would
 

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new advice for any new students I would
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say is don't be nervous on your first
 

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say is don't be nervous on your first
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day I was extremely nervous but the
 

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day I was extremely nervous but the
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amount of welcoming faces and people
 

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here are just amazing I made friends so
 

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here are just amazing I made friends so
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quickly the boarding school people
 

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quickly the boarding school people
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are amazing the new students and  the
 

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are amazing the new students and  the
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returning students as well are amazing
 

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returning students as well are amazing
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