Katie+D

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My choice to go to Foothill was straight forward. With the information I had obtained about the school I knew I wanted to do. It was my choice to go even though some of my friends were teasing me and accusing me of going to the nerd school. At that point I would tell them, I’m actually proud of being a nerd because it would mean getting a better education and probably going much further in life. When I told my mom that I wanted to go to Foothill she was so proud of me. I had wanted to go to Ventura for more social reasons but in my head I knew what was right.

To make this choice I first went to my older brother Chris, since he is a student at Foothill. He told me I would really like being here since he knew what I was looking for. He told me it would be better because of my homework skills and “learning rate” as he put it. Next I went to my 8th grade teacher Mrs. Branstetter. She was really excited to hear that I was planning on going to Foothill. She told me about the different schedule and about the teachers and how nice they are. She was very right. When she told me all about the school I was very excited to go. Lastly, to make sure I wanted to go, I had asked my brother to show me the FTHS website. From there he showed me some of the teacher’s websites and even the wiki. At first I didn’t understand the wiki; I asked questions like what is its purpose? Will I need to use it a lot? Why does any of this matter? He answered each of my questions impatiently and in a very angered voice. He explained it the best he could then I finally understood.

It took me a while to decide because of my head and my heart choices. My heart was pulling me to Ventura for my friends and social life. I was really close to choosing Ventura, but I’m happy I didn’t. I knew that foothill was a better choice over all because of my learning skills and speed. My head was right when it came to choosing. I knew that foothill would be better for me, not only because of my learning apprehension but because of the people that could help me understand the situations. When it comes to heart and head confliction you need to be able to break apart your situation to make it more understandable.

To break apart your situation you need to look at the pros and the cons. That is exactly what I did.The pros list of going to foothill was A LOT longer than the one for Ventura so I made my choice.