Topic 4: Where Choices Lead

There are many opportunity costs for attending PAS. First, obviously there is the money. Each year, my parents spent thousands of dollars in this school, keeping in mind that we have three children at the school. Second, we were not able to live in our home in Taipei but instead had to move to live in Hsinchu. Actually... now that I think of it, there's really not much costs. Think about it, if I don't go to school, what else would I be doing? Working? I doubt it. Maybe just another American school or local school. Therefore, during this time of my life (or most people's lives), school is the most important thing at the moment and we can't really be doing anything else. Other costs can include getting distant from my friends from my previous school, more minor costs...etc. The opportunity cost of being in the AP Microeconomics class is that I was not able to take another AP that I wanted to take: AP Chemistry. I also have to spend a lot of time doing the Study Plan... I guess that's another cost because I spent like hours redoing the questions. Although I did not really make the decisions, I'm sure my parents' decision was rational because they are experienced, and they know what's good for us. The benefits do of course outweigh the costs because now I can study abroad and go to better schools. I also became a more globalized and enriched person. The extra time I spent doing homework and studying for SAT will eventually pay off when I go to a good college and later on get a better job. I'm sure I would eventually figure out that studying abroad is good for me but when I find out, it's probably too late. Therefore, I dearly thank my parents for sending me to an American system.