<p>Yeah, I would think you’d have a better chance of acceptance at the schools you’ve been waitlisted at. It shows how dedicated you are to said schools. This year they might not have accepted you simply because there wasn’t enough space. Next year there’s space and they already have established that you’re more than qualified to go there by waitlisting you!</p>
<p>I didn’t really need to convince my parents. They were never completely for it, but they were willing to allow me to apply. I showed them just how dedicated I was, and proved I wanted it enough to try again. My parents were really mostly just afraid that being rejected so many times would just crush my dreams and depress me, and I pretty much just showed them that it only encouraged me more. Try to explain to them why you want to go to the schools, show them the viewbooks and allow them to see what the shools are all about, that might help them along. A tough point to explain is how the financial aid grants work. Up until I got mine my dad was convinved it was a loan we needed to pay back. </p>
<p>Prove to your parents that you really want this. I did the entire application process myself, from parent forms (my mom was too “busy” and my dad gave me permission to fill them myself and he’d review for anything that might be incorrect) to essays. If that’s what it takes, don’t be afraid to do that. Set up your interviews yourself, study for the SSAT on your own, don’t push your parents to be more involved then they want to be if you feel that might turn them away from the idea. It’s good to let them have a say in your education, it’s partially their decision where you’ll end up going to school, but for the sake of applying it may be best for them to take a step back and allow you to show just how much you want this. </p>
<p>They’ll pick up on your drive and it will be very hard for them to say no to something you’ve worked so hard on. And a nice financial aid grant couldn’t hurt either.</p>