<p>As a parent, I strongly second "Power4good"s polite advice, and Gibby and Superkelpie’s more direct message. The college application/decision process can be extremely stressful. If he wants to apply to HYP, great, but make sure he also applies to other schools that truly appeal to him. My DS is a happy college freshman at a top 10 liberal arts school–but he’s happy precisely because we showed him some options, took him on visits, supported his decisions and got the heck out of the way.</p>