<p>Tomorrow, I have two things I have to be at, and I need to choose which one to actually go to:
Choice 1: I am the co-leader of a project in a leadership program (However, the co-leadership of the project was due to a draw from a hat, I did not volunteer or get elected or anything). The project is much bigger than the leadership program, but I am basically the program's representative to the project. There is a "Prep Day" for the project tomorrow, where everyone is meeting, and I am supposed to be there, even though I do not particularly enjoy this kind of thing. However, if I go, then I can come home around 11 or so and take a practice SAT or study for the AIME and also go to a really fun cultural festival thing with all my friends in the night. I might look bad in the eyes of the coordinator if I don't go, even though she said that it's ok if I just get someone else to go.</p>
<p>Choice 2: There is a fairly big math competition tomorrow (not like the AIME. in this one, you go to a high school and actually compete with others that come there). I am my school's A participant, and someone from my school has made a bet on me winning overall (not to be pretentious or anything, but I also won the previous one of these competitions out of around 70 people, just to let you know that I would not just be going to play around and do nothing). I would only get home really late though, and so would not be able to go to the festival with all my friends (probably) and I would not be able to take a practice test.</p>
<p>So, do choice 1 and have a lot more time and look good to the program that is not really that big of a deal to me, or do choice 2 and possibly win a competition, but not have as much time to prep for tests etc.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! I don't know who else to consult!</p>
<p>ummm i would say the obvious choice would be choice 1. even if you did not want the responsibility, you have been given the responsibility for such a project =) - its a previous commitment that you probably ahve already known about. I would say go to the leadership program rather than satisfying your friends' bets.</p>
<p>Well actually I told my math team that I would go and only found out about the leadership thing on Thursday or so. Also, going to the math thing would also be satisfying my love for math...lol</p>
<p>Leadership program, you have a responsiblity. I am assuming leadership program date has been set for a couple of weeks. Then would have been the time to get out of it and get a replacement, There might have been someone else who would have really liked to go. The math thing is something for you alone.</p>
<p>If you do not do # 1 you are irresponsible. You could try and call someone from the group to go in your place. As I said someone may really want to do it. If not, at this short notice, you need to do #1. Why are you in a program you don't seem to care about, and why did you accept to do something when there was a conflict?</p>
<p>So when you found out on Thursday, when the pulled your name, you say, gee I have already made a commitment. But once you agreed, you will let people down because you weren't stragiht forward/ But now, you have just made a big irresponsible mess.</p>
<p>They pulled the name a long time ago, but I didn't know about this Saturday until Thursday. And yes I got someone to go instead of me, but I still don't know if I need to go or not. But I guess I might since everyone on here has said to...</p>
<p>If you got someone to go, and they only need one, then you are covered, morally. Now, if you are feeling guilty, go. If you feel like you have covered everything, then by all means do the math. Just learn, next time, talk to the counselor about the conflict. Glad you got someone to go. But with the math, you miss some other important stuff. Tough, but you need to make an adult decission.</p>
<p>Several times, my D had really tough choices to make. It always turned out she made the correct choice and didnt' miss as much as she thought she would. And, because everyone knew the conflicts, no one was really mad. What do your parents say></p>
<p>Right now, it has boiled down to whether it is better to have time to take a practice test or two that will help my test scores in the long run and also go to a festival with my friends and have a lot of fun or to go to a competition and hopefully collect a title/win. So what do you say?</p>
<p>Edit: My parents don't really know either. They told me to ask my friends or CC lol</p>
<p>The test thing is not important....that confuses the issue...it should boil down to the math competition or the prep thing. How important is the Math event?</p>
<p>The math competition is just a regular competition, but I like to make a name for myself around here. I will call the coordinator of the prep thing tomorrrow and apologize for not being able to make it and if she seems really okay with it (judging from her voice) then I'll go to the math thing, and if not then I'll go to the prep thing. Sound good?</p>