Funny, but if my memory serves me correctly, you’ve posted a number of 12th grader questions. Why aren’t you speaking to your Rebbeim and or the Rosh Mesivta about these things. They would be best qualified to know where you should go next year – not hundreds of people who don’t know the first thing about you.
And generally, the Queens BM does not have 1st year. Most guys branch for 3 years and then come back to The Hills.
Wrong. They leave for the branches (Israel and/or USA) after 12th grade. They come back to Queens for the Rosh Yeshiva’s shiur in 4th year BM. In other yeshivas that may not be the case, but that is the Chofetz Chaim method.
Of course, I speak to my Rebbeim! My q’s were never q’s about whats for me. Merely q’s about the place and what ppl know about, that maybe have had some connection with the place.