Monday, July 13, 2009

PROS vs. CONS

I cannot decide where to live. I want to live in Atlanta, GA, Augusta, GA, and Shelbyville, TN all at the same time. There are, of course, pros and cons for each one, but the problem is I can't decide which pros really outweigh which cons and which cons outweigh which pros. So, I am enlisting your help to decide. Here goes:

ATLANTA

Pros:
I have a job.
I live for free.
There is a much larger job market for after school.
Billy, Tracy, and the boys.

Cons:
I have no friends.
There isn't really a school near me that I want to go to.
Traffic.
I would soon want a place of my own, but rent is very expensive here.
Look for a new job elsewhere.
No church, and I HATE church shopping.

AUGUSTA

Pros:
I have family there.
I would be between my parents and Billy and Tracy.
It puts me 2 hours closer to my parents.
There is a really nice school, ASU, that I would like to attend.
Less traffic.
Cheaper to live than in Atlanta.

Cons:
Farther from friends in TN and KY.
Have to find a job.


TENNESSEE

Pros:
I have many friends there and a church to go to!
Less traffic.
A school that I would want to attend.
Cheaper to live than Atlanta, and I already have a roommate.
This is my #1 place to move to.
Less job market after grad.
Don't have a job right away.
Closer to friends in KY.
I was always happy here.


Cons:
I would be 8 hours from my parents, 6 hours from Augusta, and 4 hours from Atlanta.
No job.
I might would have to pay out-of-state fees at school.
In order not to pay extra fees, I would have to live there for one year, but how?
Nowhere near family.

I have italicized the ones that I think are the most important, or weigh the most. What do you think?

1 comment:

stevie leigh said...

This is from both of your parents:

There is a lot to be said for doing what makes you happy, but....

1. you have a job
2. it has a lot of potential, if you apply yourself
3. you would have friends if you would go to church
4. while Tn may be your first choice, it's the worst choice since you have no job or place to live.

Bloom where you're planted.