Help me convince my parents!

SmokeysL1ce
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:01:35 +0000

My parents want me to go to NYU (I’ve been recently admitted). Despite having no financial aid or any scholarship my parents are adamant I attend NYU due to the proximity of NYU to home (I live in Long Island). I’ve also been admitted to Tulane University with a $20,000 scholarship per year. Yet my parents aren’t too enthusiastic about me attending Tulane. They believe Tulane to be this party school that will eventually culminate in me dropping out. They cite the low graduation rate of Tulane and how the city of NOLA is one of the most crime filled cities. They also say how I might get by a hurricane. Another weird factor is that NYU is sort of a big deal in the Philippines (where my families from). Many of the prominent families in the Philippines dream of sending their kids to go to NYU. So in a way my parents like to have the bragging rights that I attend NYU. I don’t mind attending NYU, I just believe that Tulane is the smarter choice. My ultimate goal is to attend law school. I had a thread recently with a similar discussion which swayed me to go to Tulane. It’s just recently I find that my parents really want me to go to NYU.