LC: Did you go to Ramaz for middle school? If not, where did you go?
EG: Yes, I went to the Ramaz Middle School.
LC: How, if in any way, is high school different from middle school? It has only been a week, but have you noticed a difference in the workload?
EG: In high school, the teachers are definitely nicer and treat you more like an adult than a child. The workload is similar, but the tests seem more consistently spaced out and less chaotic, unlike the middle school, where there are two weeks with no tests and then one week with six tests.
LC: How has it been getting to meet all the new people in your and other grades? Have you made any new friends this first week?
EG: Yes, I have made new friends during this first week, although getting to know people has been difficult because most of my classes are with the same 18 kids, and I went to middle school with 16 of them.
LC: Do you find it hard to be the youngest in the school again as a Freshman? Do the older students in the other grades scare you?
EG: The kids in the other grades don’t scare me. It is not like the difference between an eighth and a fifth grader, where the eighth grader is a giant compared to the fifth grader. I don’t find it overwhelming to be the youngest in the school again. The only annoying part is when I pass some upperclassmen as I’m leaving a class, and they comment along the lines of “The freshies are so tiny” when we are only a couple of inches shorter than them.
LC: What are you most nervous about this year?
EG: I’m not too nervous about anything this year. My theory is, as cringy as it sounds, if I put in enough hard work, nothing is out of my reach.
LC: Lastly, What is your favorite part about the Ramaz Upper School so far?
EG: I like the fact that we are no longer treated like little kids but rather like young adults and are respected more by teachers.