I might be going to boarding school for the experience, and I have only heard bad things about it. Any opinions or anything I should know?

I think it is cool, you might want to try it out. Students become more focused in boarding schools since class sizes are much smaller than elsewhere and with the staff living on campus there is far more time and opportunity to tutor the students and supervise their homework sessions. Some sessions are mandatory and held under teacher supervision. Good luck and I hope you’ll have a great time.