I'm 15 & here to answer your questions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much allowance do you get?
Are you given money other than allowance?
What gifts do 15 yr old girls want to get?

I don't have a set allowance. My parents give me money for the movies, mall, online clothes shopping, specific items/needs (lunch, emergency money) and that kind of acts as my allowance. I don't get paid for the chores i do, they are expected to be done. My friends' allowances vary... one friend gets 15-25/week; others less because they have jobs, some in same scenario as me. I treat the money my parents give me for specific events/ items as allowance... i. e. if they give me $50 for the mall and i only spend $25, then i still have $25 left over to save or spend on something not at the mall. I always have emergency money in my phone case that my parents tell me not to spend.
Gifts: gift cards to (or items from): starbucks, hollister, forever 21, pacsun, sephora, j crew, nordstrom, vineyard vines, pink, south moon under; earrings; nice makeup

OP (going to sleep now!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a strong STEM focus at your school, especially for girls?

Not particularly. There are many course options that you can choose to take that have more of a STEM focus. It is a generalization that guys are more involved in STEM than girls, it has a lot to do with your course selection. This is pretty much the same for all schools, public or private, unless you go to TJ, which obviously has a strong STEM focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a strong STEM focus at your school, especially for girls?

Not particularly. There are many course options that you can choose to take that have more of a STEM focus. It is a generalization that guys are more involved in STEM than girls, it has a lot to do with your course selection. This is pretty much the same for all schools, public or private, unless you go to TJ, which obviously has a strong STEM focus.

(this was by OP)

[Anonymous]

Are you a foodie? Is there something like this among your peers that is trendy?

[Anonymous]

Who do you look up to and why?

[Anonymous]

What high school do you go to, OP?

[Anonymous]

Are you at a private or public school?
Is there a mean girl culture at your school there and how do you deal with it?
You sound too sensible to be a mean girl but I'll ask anyway - are you a mean girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you a foodie? Is there something like this among your peers that is trendy?

Not particularly, although i am moderately picky.

Not sure what you mean by that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you at a private or public school?
Is there a mean girl culture at your school there and how do you deal with it?
You sound too sensible to be a mean girl but I'll ask anyway - are you a mean girl?

Currently public, but I've been in both fairly recently and i have close friends at both.

There are many more "mean girls" in public school. I ignore it, like most people. In high school it's much easier to just not let that stuff get to you.

I don't consider myself a "mean girl", but at times I can be a tad judgmental.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What high school do you go to, OP?

Not sure I should say on here.

OP (sorry last two posts forgot the signature)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who do you look up to and why?

That's kind of a hard question to answer, but I look up to my parents, charismatic teachers, and nice people (my age).

I look up to them mostly because I want to be more like them.

My behavior is mostly my own but also modeled after people I want to be more like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who do you look up to and why?

That's kind of a hard question to answer, but I look up to my parents, charismatic teachers, and nice people (my age).

I look up to them mostly because I want to be more like them.

My behavior is mostly my own but also modeled after people I want to be more like.

Also my sister.
OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you at a private or public school?
Is there a mean girl culture at your school there and how do you deal with it?
You sound too sensible to be a mean girl but I'll ask anyway - are you a mean girl?

Currently public, but I've been in both fairly recently and i have close friends at both.

There are many more "mean girls" in public school. I ignore it, like most people. In high school it's much easier to just not let that stuff get to you.

I don't consider myself a "mean girl", but at times I can be a tad judgmental.

OP, having been in both types of schools, what are your thoughts on things that the public school system is doing right vs. things it could improve upon?