ontheball- the girls were from bais kaila, machon, mesores, by drav meir, bloppy, bybp, breiwers, by monsey, byramapo, tag, bais shaindel, bnos bais yaakov(lakewood) – and some other schools- most of the girls were the solid by type- but every school has a few girls that are not- thats just the way it works- hope i helped!
happy2bme- breath! relax! don’t be nervous! it was from sept 13th to january 15th- lets see- a typical week was- davening, breakfast and breakfast was at 8:15 (sun-8:30). sunday and monday we had class most of the day- with a 1 or 2 hour break for lunch- then sunday night was vaadim- amazing speakers etc. monday night was kosel class- we had a class about the kosel, or tefillah or whatev- she let us choose what we wanted to focus on and then they took us to the kosel- imagine davening maariv at the kosel every monday night! tuesday morning we had classes and the afternoon we had off and then that night we had chaburos (going to teachers houses-) wednesday morning we had class- then lunch then a class on kuntrus hachesed and then we had chesed which you can either find your own family or they will place you- and every once in a while we had group chesed- like yad eliezer (tomche shabbos) or aleh (special childrens facility) and then that night we had regular classes and study hall- they give you plenty of time to do the work they give with tutors and so that you dont have to do it on your own time! THURSDAY! my favorite day! tiyul day! they have the most awesome tiyuls! they make eretz yisroel and your classes come alive while still having an amazong fun factor! friday you might have classes or you might not- it depends on what time shabbos is. shabbatons- they took us to bnei brak, sorotzkin/ meah shearim, ramat shlomo, arad, tzfas etc! they were a lot of fun and great experiences! lets put it this way if i had the choice all over again i would still pick LAHAV! even though it was a half year everyone takes everything in and adjusts right away and when you leave you dont feel like your leaving in middle- you feel completion- if this is your only oppurtunity to go to sem in israel- grab it! and even though i had whole year options i still would pick lahav all over again! any other q’s or concerns?