<p>Does your father pay the bills? Is he paying for the application? Has he been feeding you the past 17/18 years? A lot of kids would love to have a father who cared so much about his/her education. </p>
<p>As far as staying south you have Vandy, Wake, Clemson, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke which are all top notch schools. Apply to those and those your father thinks you should apply to. Then be happy he cares.</p>