<p>Okay, biggest dilemma in my life…bear with me…</p>
<p>I finally narrowed it down to BU… awesome city, decent enough school, did i mention awesome city?!</p>
<p>Getting half tution scholarship and 18k in fin aid, sooo much more attractive.</p>
<p>But then, I get into LSR… the number one humanities college in India,… most people would give an arm/leg to get in… </p>
<p>So i go through counselling, so as to help me make a decision… and i settle on BU… for various reasons…
i get psychology, while lsr is offering me political science/history… and i want to do psychology
research oriented uni… and tons of courses to choose as electives.
-it’s boston for cyring out loud!!</p>
<p>But my mum freaks,… she doesn’t want me to go now that LSR has come through. Feels that i’ll get all out of control and won’t be able to cope with the academic/mental/physical/emotional pressure…!! And that instead of ‘flying’ i’ll ‘drown’…</p>
<p>but, i want to go… atleast i think i do. But i’m terrified, and i’ll miss life as i’ve known it… </p>
<p>argh, anyone else in a similar situation? unwilling parents/ massive confusion…?</p>
<p>i wuv my fam… don’t want to **** my mother off to this degree, and she does have my best interest at heart… doesn’t she??</p>
<p>i don’t know what to do,… let it rest and stick it out in Delhi U…? Or argue with my mum and push it till i’m out of here?</p>
<p>ofcourse, i cant tell you (or even comprehend) what to do. But in similar situations in the past, i have always asked myself 1 question</p>
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<li>Which option will i regret the most, if I dont do it?</li>
</ul>
<p>5-10 years from now, if you think that you MIGHT regret not going to BU, you should pack your bags and leave right now before you change your mind, and vice versa</p>
<p>plus, if you mom is right when she
thats another reason to go you can only afford to get out of control when you are 18-20…so might as well do it right now, right? :p</p>
<p>I’m an Indian as well and I think adides is perfectly right. Something of the same degree is happening with me. I don’t know if you have heard of IIT which I applied to(with my dad’s pushing) and got in. I am also got into JHU. I want to pursue med instead of tech so I am going to JHU after much persuading. If your parents really care, they’ll let you do what is best for you and trust your judgement. They’ll come around. Believe it or not- you are not the only person in an indian family whose parents believe they will lose all “family influence” on their child. i think it has got to do with the culture, maybe not. Good luck- come to the decision that is best for you(not your parents)!</p>
<p>haha i know how confused u must feel,
coz whatecer you decide,u will alwyas feel that u shud have done the other.</p>
<p>Cud u think abt doing ur first year at LSR and then reapplying again as a freshman next year if you dont like it??
A girl from my scholll did that and still got into a ton of places the next year(Stanford,UCB,dartmouth,Brown etc).</p>
<p>Oh and incidentally-she was rejected by BU the first time around…</p>
<p>radhika i read your SRCC and BU dilemma on the TIT(sigh) thread. SRCC is Sriram College of blah blah… right? From what Ive heard its one of the best commerce places in India and ultra tough to get into. On the other hand BU will offer great freedom. Its your call, but don’t worry about job prospects cuz SRCC will get you into almost any Indian company and possibly an MNC as well. Id pick SRCC if I were you… atleast thats what I think.</p>
you can only afford to get out of control when you are 18-20…so might as well do it right now, right? :p</p>