<p>Wise up before it is too late. I sympathise with your plight but want to ask you this: What makes you think your parents are giving you bad advice? I hope you are not one of those teenagers who think they are wiser than their parents.</p>
<p>I’m sure your parents mean well for you and are being realistic in the circumstances. Their priority right now may just be for you to get well first! If I were the parent of a child with mental illness, sending them to school far away from home, let alone to Yale or Stanford will be setting them up for an expensive failure. We can give all the advice in the world but guess what? We will not be responsible for its consequences on you. On the other hand I bet your parents are paying for your medical bills your food and for the roof over your head. If they are, it is in their interest for you to get well FIRST so work with them. If they are not, they are irresposible. I am glad to know they are not pressuring you to go to a top school in your present state of health. </p>
<p>If I were a college recruiter for Yale or Stanford I might judge that you are not ripe for these institutions either because you are recovering from a stress related illness meaning that you may not thrive in a stress packed environment. </p>
<p>You sound like a very smart person that can do well in any school and I wish you the very best. Your health should be a priority to you too. I hope your folks are rich enough to sponsor you through top schools or poor enough for you to get financial aid or you are smart enough to get a scholarship. I am still an undergrad because I listened to friends more than my parents/family only to end up in failure and ended up flat on my face at their doorstep! My “friends” vanished and made a laughing stock of me. I am older, wiser and moving on from that failed past. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>