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Daily life at a U.S. boarding school: a typical day, dorm life and weekends

At most U.S. boarding schools, a weekday runs from breakfast and morning classes through afternoon sports or arts to dinner and a supervised evening study hall, and you live in a dorm with adult "dorm parents" on duty. Weekends mix Saturday activities, trips and free time. Schedules, rules and phone policies differ from school to school, so read each school's student handbook before you apply.