Parents need to BACK OFF

qialah
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:17:53 +0000

I would advise you to figure out a way to make the process less confrontational with your parents. If you want your parents to keep an open mind, make sure you have one as well.

Are you sure you don’t hate Harvard just because your father wants you to go there? Have you visited? I don’t think you’d that find Harvard is particularly “cutthroat.” My advice would be to put Harvard on the list along with some others that you like, and and investigate them all. As others have said, the chances of getting into Harvard are pretty small. I wouldn’t stress too much about the possibility you’ll need to fight with your parents about turning them down at this point.