Blackwell Academy [And it's very confusing roster]

[Than]

So, I'm an aspiring writer, and as it would happen- Fanfiction is my break away from reality that I have used to keep myself happy. However, I'm currently re-writing an old fic when I realized that the School dosen't really make a lot of sense...
Now, story wise it was mentioned that the Academy is a High School for Seniors (this counter-acts the use of having Chloe see Nathan in the prequel and as such makes the argument invalid as it condradicts everything- Nathan would have to of tanked in school for three years to hit the maingame.)
So... is the academy just that? An Academy? Or is it a school for seniors and the lore simply have faults like so many other games?

[Jeckenn]

Yeah Blackwell is, I think, a secondary highschool only for maybe grades 10+ and maybe even just for grade 12. It even seemed more like a college to me but the students were to young to be in college yet...

[Spytech]

well in this case its a science and art only specialized private school. Those kind of "schools" can even be from primary (since 5 - which isnt the case, but in my case I went to a music academy from 5 to 17) and end at highschool plus 2 years that sometimes (depending of the school) can give equivalence to a college "year zero" or even first year if you decide to continue in the same "area of study" in the future. Those "seniors" are pretty much college years but there can be people from very different ages. (I dont get your nathan reference because 1) hes the same age as max 2) I dont have the prequel yet 3)chloe is one year older than both and got in the academy 2 years before both - but she got expelled)

[Than]

Originally posted by Jeckenn:

Yeah Blackwell is, I think, a secondary highschool only for maybe grades 10+ and maybe even just for grade 12. It even seemed more like a college to me but the students were to young to be in college yet...

Thanks for the feedback! I'm hoping that an overhaul to my own story arch will improve the overall ideas that Life is Strange achieved but also failed at by not have the average high school drama (dead students by teacher and colleuge is really out there as is without the application of time-powers and horrible acts commited to other students via parties and rumors.)
Hopefully I can get your opinion on other topics later? I can only hope!
Thanks again! :)

[Than]

Originally posted by Mr White:

well in this case its a science and art only specialized private school. Those kind of "schools" can even be from primary (since 5 - which isnt the case, but in my case I went to a music academy from 5 to 17) and end at highschool plus 2 years that sometimes (depending of the school) can give equivalence to a college "year zero" or even first year if you decide to continue in the same "area of study" in the future. Those "seniors" are pretty much college years but there can be people from very different ages. (I dont get your nathan reference because 1) hes the same age as max 2) I dont have the prequel yet 3)chloe is one year older than both and got in the academy 2 years before both - but she got expelled)

Mr. White, Nathan and Max are the same age, however Max comes to Blackwell three years after the prequel. If you are referring to her journal, it is incorrect when it comes to multiple ages. Nathan is 18 on his student record (Max lists him as 19), however Chloe is 19 (and in the prequel she is 16). This would mean that Nathan is either 15 or 16 (Chloe is older than him not only due to year difference but birth month i.e. Nathan was born on August 29th, Chloe was born on March 11.)
My question revolved around the concept of everyone being Seniors in the main game, yet Nathan clearly attending Blackwell much longer than Max has. (From experience, some Academies will list you as a sophomore/freshman even if you are 18+ due to not knowing the same material as the OG students or have you take crash courses during a out period (June and July for the U.S. for example while schools are out nation wide.)
If the prequel is anything to go by, Nathan and Chloe have been in Blackwell near the same ammount of time (1 year difference at most) and yet they were in the same class. This would reveal that they are both at the same I.Q. level in (arts, science or sports). My issue was due to them all being called seniors and yet Chloe would have been a year ahead of Nathan and when Max and Nathan were both seniors it would give the implication that she had to have dropped at most around her Junior year for the ammount of time that had passed.
From a writers perspective I wanted to understand wether or not I should add the extra effort of re-designing and re-evalutating the school and it's faculty. Most likely, the best course of action is to list the success and failures that the school had and work from there by doing an overhaul.
I appreciate the feedback, but I've decided that the best course of the action is to design an alternate time-line and go from there.
Thanks for your feedback guys! I'll have a few more ideas I may want opinions on in the future and I'd love to get your thoughts.

[talemore]

Some kind of confusion about age differences, the school could had started at 1st September and by then both chloe and Nathan are at the same age. If it only mentioned age and month of birthday and not birthyear. If it says Nathan was borned 1 year ahead of Chloe then he's 1 year behind all other students and had to restart his education.

[CZBGR Icepick]

It's a private school. The student body at BtS were comprised of freshmen to seniors, and until LIS, senior only.

I see it as a pre-college prep school. Mainly arts and sciences, and it makes sure it still includes other subjects in the curriculum like a regular high school.