Everything you learn going to an all-girl Catholic school

Whenever I tell people I attended an all girls school, they question how in the world I could have done that for four whole years. The first thing I tell them is: “Don’t worry, there was an all boys school right next door.”

I learned so much going to that all girls high school, and I would never change my experience.

Girls can actually get along

One would think an all girls school would be full of catty girls and cliques, but my school wasn’t like that. Coming in, I thought I would experience all types of mean girls. And sure, there may have been one or two cliques, but in the grand scheme of things, that’s not bad in a school with over 800 girls. It’s almost inevitable.

I met some of my best friends at my high school. I still talk to them now that I’m about to be a junior in college. There is a stereotype that most girls are catty and can’t get along, but I’m here to tell you that just isn’t true.

You will learn almost everyone’s name

Unless you’re really bad with names. There were about 200 girls in my grade and I can say I at least had an idea of who everyone was. I may not have been close with everyone, but I definitely knew what type of person they were. There were many school-wide events like pep rallies, retreats and clubs that brought everyone in the school together to form a sisterhood. That wouldn’t be possible without attending an all girls school.

Retreats gave everyone a chance to connect with girls who were outside of your friend group. We were able to get to know one another a whole lot more than we would have just seeing each other in the hallways. They were usually held somewhere in the woods where there was no cell service.

I remember freshman year when I went on my first retreat. I was so annoyed they were taking our phones because being without my phone for two days felt like an eternity. After the retreat was over, I remember feeling really close to my class. There was a lot of crying, smiling, hugging and laughing. Doing things like this isn’t really possible in co-ed schools.

No one judges you for being yourself

I would say the best thing about attending an al girls school was the fact that I could be myself. No one judged each other. It was nice not having to actually get ready and look good for school, because let’s face it, there were no guys to impress.

I also loved being able to speak freely in class. Because we were all girls and could relate to one another, no one ever held anything back. As cheesy as it sounds, it was like we were all united and weren’t afraid of putting anything out there.

So, before you judge an all-girls school, think again.