I am going into my senior year and we have to do a senior project. It is a HUGE thing and we basically start planning it in middle school. Ask just about any freshman or older and they will have some idea of what they want to do for a senior project. If you fail it, you don't graduate. There are 3 parts to it: a written paper, the actual project, and a presentation. You must put at least 25 hours into the project itself. Some projects people have done in the past are rebuilding the car's engine, doing Girl's Night Out (an overnight orientation at the high school for 8th grade girls going there next year), shadowing a professional, and teaching kids a foreign language.
So here's my dilemma:
A friend of mine and I already have a senior project planned. Its approved and we have already started on it. Everybody knows about it and the routine is about half done. We are planning on making up a color guard routine and then performing it at a professional sporting event. This would require doing ALOT of fundraisers (equipment is really expensive) and alot of practices. My mom isn't too keen on this idea, though. In fact, she told me it was dumb. I see her point (it won't help me at all in the future and the senior project is really designed as a professional development type thing, but its not required that you have anything to do with your desired career).
My mom thought of something that I think would be really cool. My uncle owns a business and part of that business is flipping houses. She thought it would be cool if I talk to him about it, have him be my mentor and flip a house from start to finish. I think that would be really cool too. It would be something different. And the best part would be that I wouldn't have to pay a penny, my uncle's company would buy the house and finance it (they'd make the money, too, obviously).
I am really torn between these ideas. The first one would be a ton of fun and I would feel really bad if I backed out now. I would continue to help my friend, though, and do everything I said I'd do if she wants me to if I decide against it. The second one seems like it could be fun, too, and it would use all the aspects of business (finance, marketing, management, etc.) as well as the actual remodeling of the house. What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts on each of these ideas as well as any ideas you have of your own.
So here's my dilemma:
A friend of mine and I already have a senior project planned. Its approved and we have already started on it. Everybody knows about it and the routine is about half done. We are planning on making up a color guard routine and then performing it at a professional sporting event. This would require doing ALOT of fundraisers (equipment is really expensive) and alot of practices. My mom isn't too keen on this idea, though. In fact, she told me it was dumb. I see her point (it won't help me at all in the future and the senior project is really designed as a professional development type thing, but its not required that you have anything to do with your desired career).
My mom thought of something that I think would be really cool. My uncle owns a business and part of that business is flipping houses. She thought it would be cool if I talk to him about it, have him be my mentor and flip a house from start to finish. I think that would be really cool too. It would be something different. And the best part would be that I wouldn't have to pay a penny, my uncle's company would buy the house and finance it (they'd make the money, too, obviously).
I am really torn between these ideas. The first one would be a ton of fun and I would feel really bad if I backed out now. I would continue to help my friend, though, and do everything I said I'd do if she wants me to if I decide against it. The second one seems like it could be fun, too, and it would use all the aspects of business (finance, marketing, management, etc.) as well as the actual remodeling of the house. What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts on each of these ideas as well as any ideas you have of your own.
