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<p>Hah, yeah right. Know what my dad said? “A degree is a degree, regardless of where you get it.” Had I taken his advice, I’d be enrolling at the local community college this fall instead of Rice.</p>
<p>Assess your parents’ advice with caution. They are merely human, which means it is quite possible for them to be either A.) ignorant (like my father) or B.) selfish; as in, perhaps they are REALLY interested in keeping you closer to home because they’re having a hard time “letting go.”</p>