<p>@thewarmheart - Is cost an issue for your parents? In other words, will they be able to pay for your education without taking on debt? In my situation I’d have to take on debt at other school because even though Cornell & other schools met my finaid on FAFSA, it’s not always grants. I had a lot of unsubsidized loans in the package. Plus, our EFC as determined by FAFSA was pretty high as it was. My parents make 100-150K and the EFC was 40K, which is ridiculous. </p>
<p>Also are you thinking of graduate school? You can also explain to your parents that if you want to go to grad school, you would rather have them help contribute to that part of your education. I’m very lucky that my parents were very encouraging of my choice. They have agreed to help me pay for grad school so I don’t have to take out loans because I’m paying for undergrad. </p>
<p>I also try to think about it this way (maybe this would help with your parents?): Life is short. You should be happy in the environment you are in, always, because there is no guarantee of the future. I really like this video, made my decision about this and other things in my life even clearer: </p>
<p>[Srikumar</a> Rao: Plug into your hard-wired happiness | Video on TED.com](<a href=“http://www.ted.com/talks/srikumar_rao_plug_into_your_hard_wired_happiness.html]Srikumar”>http://www.ted.com/talks/srikumar_rao_plug_into_your_hard_wired_happiness.html)</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Btw, if your parents can afford Brown, it’s still definitely an excellent choice. There’s a reason it’s so highly regarded in the states. I loved it there when I visited. Very different from Montreal, but I loved the environment (unlike Tufts).</p>