<p>It took me awhile to convince mine to let me go, especially since I’d be going thousands of miles away from home, overseas. The reason that they have decided to let me is because they know that it is the best thing for my future. If I stay here, and my school is really great, I would still not be able to get as good an education as I would at the top BS.
They realized, and this in their own words, that the reason they didn’t want me to go was for their sake and not mine, and that holding me back would be selfish. Essentially when and if I leave, I’ll probably never come back. </p>
<p>Your parents are probably just scared of loosing you, and that is reasonable, but you’ll have to convince them that this is the best possible thing for you. Tell them about the low levels of acceptance at the top schools, going from there you could convince them to let you apply and then if you get accepted you would talk about it again in the spring. That would buy you time for them to warm up to the idea. Tell them statistics about the schools, like how there is a 40% acceptance rate to Ivy League Schools from HADES schools, and how this could open all your doors for any career you want. </p>
<p>After I suggested it to my mother that I would go next year to BS, she absolutely refused and said I was too young (15, born 1995) and she wouldn’t even consider letting me go till I was 18. We had a big argument over this and my father agreed with my mother.
Then a couple of days later my mother was visiting her friend who’s husband was raised in America. His friend had gone to Andover and he told her that the friend puts that on her resume and she has never been turned down for a job, ever. After that conversation with him she changed her mind and decided to let me apply. Also after our visit to the schools she completely supports me and wants me to go.</p>
<p>Hope you this all works out for you, I’d love to know how it goes :)</p>
<p>Ps. I’ve heard that you can keep the grade your applying to open so that if you are applying for the 11th and don’t get in, you can be waitlisted for the 10th as well. But I’m not 100% on that though.</p>