<p>^This is the reason college should be free.</p>
<p>This is pathetic. Batoff, I’m sorry that most of this site is so insanely messed up.</p>
<p>yes sir there is, and you can be included among those for thinking college is a god given right</p>
<p>When you live in the Main Line, it sure as hell is.</p>
<p>what a childish and arrogant statement.</p>
<p>You’ve got me there. Your ideology isnt exactly better.</p>
<p>Playing devil’s advocate, I believe what your father is doing is simply making sure you are not cutting off your options - even if by doing so - it gets you a bit angry in the near term</p>
<p>What you fail to appreciate is that by going in with a (parent provided) full ride on the table, that can be a net plus -because every school in effect has a (de facto) quota of non-financial aid based acceptees - no matter how much they talk of being “needs blind”</p>
<p>I find it hard to believe your father has not calculated the increased difficulty of getting in today versus 30 years ago</p>
<p>Odds at Penn are low both due to geographic issue and critical reading score - however there is more than enough to play the card</p>
<p>let me refresh your memory</p>
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<p>I got you there? </p>
<p>You obviously feel a certain entitlement, and why, who knows. Are people more deserving because they live in a rich suburban neighborhood? Answer seriously. Money does allow you to buy a certain amount of leeway in respect to many things, but it certainly does not ENTITLE you to anything as you are stating.</p>
<p>Wow, someone knows how to Wiki. Congrats! And yes, having money entitles you to go to college…</p>
<p>Um, let’s cut the conversation because I need to ask… how do you guys do it to quote people using those little boxes? I’ve always wanted to know…</p>
<p>You do ‘[’ put the word quote then put ‘]’ Then paste the message you want quoted then put ‘[’ then ‘/quote’ then ‘]’</p>
<p>Most sites have clickable quote buttons.</p>
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<li>its called following real estate</li>
<li>Wow just wow…nothing really can be sad about your primitive comment</li>
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<p>What? If you can afford to go to college, why shouldnt you be entitled? Why the heck would you be following our real estate?</p>
<p>entitlement and ability in financial terms are two different things. real estate = interest/hobby</p>
<p>Thanks, Jpod! You’ve enhanced my nerdy CC experience!</p>
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<p>Anytime lola</p>
<p>Ok. First off, I don’t appreciate being called a whiny little brat. If this were about financial restrictions, I would not be upset. If we had to carefully budget our college money, I would understand why my dad told me to apply to Drexel.</p>
<p>However, this is not the case. We do not have such issues, and therefore, there is no viable reason why I should be forced to apply to Drexel. My dad is just an extreme worrier and thinks I may burn out for some reason or another…in case “I want to stay at home.” To be honest, I would have rather applied to Temple. At least there they have a decent liberal arts program, but what’s done is done.</p>
<p>Thanks, Jeff, for defending me. I can understand why some of these individuals have come to their own conclusions, and I hold nothing against them. They are quick to their judgments and do not know me, but, I’d be lying if I said I never made any judgment calls too fast.</p>
<p>If this thread sounds like a “whine box,” IT IS! Since there are NO ISSUES with financing my education, the final decision should be mine. Obviously, when making my list I gave my parents 50/50 input. They set a few parameters: high Jewish population, not too far away, good professional school placement, to name a few. I appreciated this advice, and honestly, at the time, I hadn’t even considered such issues. I am 100% grateful for their involvement, but when my Dad starts forcing me to apply to certain schools, that (I hope understandably) irritated.</p>
<p>With my low GPA / decent SAT ratio, I didn’t want to get my hopes up. That’s why I only wanted to apply to mostly matches and only a couple of somewhat reaches. Who knows…maybe some sort of strange miracle will happen, and I’ll somehow get into Cornell or Haverford or Johns Hopkins. If that happened, I’d at least do my dad the favor of taking a look, although, in all honestly, I’ve done my fair share of research on these schools and do not think they fit me.</p>
<p>So, that’s that, I suppose. If you all still want to call me a whiny, spoiled brat, you’re more than welcome.</p>
<p>IMHO,you are not a whiny brat. You researched and chose your schools well. You absorbed parental concerns and financial boundaries. They need to honor that. It’s always a dance between parent dreams, baggage, etc, and student growing maturity and ability to run their own life. Parents’ job is to coach and let go; step back.</p>
<p>I agree with glasses. I did ask that my daughter look at a couple of schools she had not considered that I thought might be a fit for her. But in the end it is she that has to live the next 4 years of her life - not me - and it is important that she is happy with her choice. It is easy for parents to get carried away and get overinvolved and forget this is their childs life - not theirs (I have been guilty of that on ocassion 
). You seem to have put a lot of thought into your choices - I hope you are able to follow them.</p>
<p>The OP has some legit concerns about having inupt about his (at first I thought it must be a “her” due to the overabundance of drama) future. But Southpasadena is not the only one here who thinks the OP’s approach to this issue is whiney. I hope you Main Liners get a glimpse of the January Esquire magazine, with the triple-amputee soldier on the cover. Both legs and one arm blown off, and he’s not whining about anything.</p>