Well I was only 14 as well, but regardless it wasn't bad in the way that I never was on a full time or restriction. But the thing is that I worked my ASS off to keep it that way. I had to work every fucking angle I possibly could. I had to fucking manipulate and brainwash the kids who had shit on me. Keeping all my dirt under wraps was extremely difficult, beacuse any given day I could be fucked, and staff wanted so badly to punish me. I had given them no reason to believe I should be there for a whole year. Hell, a good amount of them never carred on a conversation with me. There was only one staff I trusted at BCA. That was Bob Racer, he worked with RMA but came to BCA in May of 2004. He was the greatest, we would be watching south park in the lower aud (risking our asses doing so, it was usually only 1 or 2 trusted people) and Bob would come in and watch it with us. But anyway, staff were looking for anything to pin on me, because they "encourage" full times. So basically it wasn't as easy as you would think it would be. And it ALL BEGINS with a good beginning. I was the perfect new kid.. following these simple rules.
1. When you first arrive you are a GUEST in the dorm. You are entitled to nothing but your bed. If someone who is older then you (a phase up atleast) wants to use the shower your in, you get it. You realize that they have suffered for so much longer then you, and you don't deserve it as much as them.
2.Never expect older students to "hook you up" with food, but be extremely grateful if they do.
3. Never argue, and never give anyone in the dorm attitude. Until you prove yourself just bide your time.
4. The only time it is right for you to speak up is if they are doing something that really goes against your boundarys, in the long run it is better to stand up for yourself then turn into a bitch.
5. NEVER SAY YOU DESERVE SOMETHING. This is the biggest mistake when a new kid wants to have a bottom bunk. It takes a lot of nerve for them to think they have earned it.
6. Never bitch about ANYTHING. Everyone else had to go through it, and you bitching makes them feel like you think you are better then it.
7. Never hog food at the dining hall. Take little amounts, since you do not deserve to have more then one cinnamon roll for example.
8. Don't be a social retard (self-explanatory)
9. Don't get really close to staff, it will make kids not trust you.
10. Do not NARC on any circumstance... ever. It is not your place, doing so will result in permanent damage to your reputation.
11. Do not talk about moving up to quest, and how you deserve it after 2 weeks.
12. Do your dorm job, extremely well! Remember, if you follow all of the rules above, they will cut you some slack here.
13. Never bitch about your dormjob, everyone had to do bathroom floors at one point.
14. DO NOT HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON AFTER LIGHTS OUT. You have not earned the privelege to be able to risk the whole dorm, keeping your light on and refusing to turn it off= entitled.
15. To sum it all up, you are a guest in the dorm, you are not entitled to more then your share of food, and basically yah you are a guest on the campus, you deserve nothing.
Not all these rules are fair, but thats what you HAD to do to be a good new kid. I did all of that, and it sucked for awhile, but then everyone liked me and within a couple of months I begin to gain power.
People will be looking on reasons to not like new kids, because for one they are pissed that they have been there for a long time, and this fuck is coming in spending the last year or whatever at home. So you are already on thin ice. One slip up and you could put yourself in a very bad position. These people normally run to staffs side and become hated even more.
Life at BCA is more then it first appears...
