<p>Since my mom and dad got divorced, my mom’s been tight on money and we (my mom, sister and me) need to move to a smaller house. There are limited amounts of homes in our school area for the right price, but there are some in another school area.</p>
<p>School A is the one I currently attend. There are more opportunities here (ie better classes) and I already have everything planned out. I have some friends and I’m used to it.</p>
<p>School B is the one I would attend if we moved into the homes in the other area. My best friend goes here, and I miss her all the time. Unfortunately, this school doesn’t have as many classes to choose from (ones I really really want to take).</p>
<p>My mom’s still looking for homes near school A, but she’s asking if I would consider school B. Thoughts?</p>
<p>I feel like if it comes to it, you should make the sacrifice for your mother. With all respect, she’s probably having a harder time than you are, with the divorce, and you should also keep in mind that money restrictions are a big issue. That isn’t to say that it hasn’t been hard on you too. Have you looked to see if any of the classes you want to take are available online? </p>
<p>I’ve already applied to my school’s newspaper class. The other school has a newspaper program, but it hasn’t won multiple awards like my school’s. If I switched next year, I probably wouldn’t be able to be in Newspaper as a sophomore.</p>
<p>The main classes that are not available at school B are Creative Writing and Peer Discovery. I could take a creative writing tutorial online, but I would rather take a physical class. (It’s not major for me; I’m an aspiring author and have written two manuscripts… It would just be a cool experience). I’m most concerned about Peer Discovery. This class allows you to be a TA for teachers in middle and elementary schools. I’m really close to my old English teacher, and I would love to be his TA. (Like I honestly need to be right now; I’m semi attached and miss him like crazy). </p>
<p>My mom isn’t exactly the best mother, and I feel as if I could sacrifice, but only because my best friend goes there.</p>
<p>But then I get angry about all the opportunities I would miss (especially one year of Newspaper and Peer Discovery).</p>
<p>I find nothing interesting about my somewhat chaotic family life, and if I attempted to write an essay about it, it’d be exasperatingly bitter and angry.</p>
<p>@MissSuzyQ
I’ll tell you right now, @wcao9311 isn’t joking xD
It actually is a really nice college essay topic. It can show colleges what type of person you are more clearly.
How you write and explain it though is up to you ;)</p>
<p>@MissSuzyQ @DatOneKorean Assuming you overcome this period, it would be a nice essay about over-coming adversity and all that stuff that admission officers love.</p>
<p>So good college essay subject and being able to go to school with my best friend vs taking the classes I want to take and being able to hang out with my favorite teacher all the time.</p>
<p>This is becoming more and more perplexing. LOL.</p>
<p>@MissSuzyQ
Trust me, I moved schools too. Across the nation actually LOL.
After looking at both schools thoroughly I at first thought my old school was the bomb and I would have nothing if I left it, but you’d be surprised to see what that new school can do for you. I don’t regret moving at all right now. In fact, I love my new school even better.
I’d suggest helping out your mom and supporting her if she thinks moving to school B is the best choice for you guys.</p>
<p>If the schools are in the same district, you could look into trying to get an attendance exception (where you would live in the school B zone but still attend school A). Policies on this vary, but it’s something to consider.</p>
<p>^ You don’t even really need to live in the same district. My family moved to a cheaper house as well, and it’s in a different school district than my previous school. I was still able to transfer. It’ll be easier if they are in the same district, but it’s not impossible if they are in different ones. </p>
<p>Yes, I would be able to transfer probably, but I think I’d still need transportation. My mom can drive me to school, but there’d be no one to pick me up or drive me home that I could really depend on.</p>