You can also introduce your parents to the schools you want to attend. Find articles about the schools, take them to college fairs and school college nights. Find some alums from the school your parents would know about, like Hillary Clinton (Wellesley, Yale) Everyone hasn’t heard of Smith and Bates and Vassar, especially immigrant parents. I’ve lived in 8 states, have driven by 100s of colleges, have watch many college football games on TV yet I’m always discovering new schools or new things about schools I’m familiar with. I don’t think many people knew about Lynn College or Centre College until those schools hosted presidential debates. North Dakota State is big in the news this week after beating U of Iowa in football. Ask your parents to keep an open mind about your schools and you need to keep an open mind about their choices.
Educate your parents. Print off the NPC for the schools you like and the schools they like. If any of your neighbors or teachers are alums, have them talk to your parents. A cousin? Boss’s son? Last year’s val or sal from your school? .