<p>Well look at it this way. 15-20 years from now youll have your own son or daughter to raise and a family to look after. Maybe you can be the parent that your parents never were for you.</p>
<p>You've still got your entire life ahead of you, just dont do something stupid to end it short.</p>
<p>dude, don't worry about that guy Rage or whatever. Noone respects people like that</p>
<p>Read the article and the thread...it's a somewhat similar case...numbers aren't everything.</p>
<p>You need to chill out. There is so much more to life than school. I'm not going to coddle you like everyone else here. Whining about a 2400 on the SAT? Hah, I got a 1990, am I a failure too? Mabye in your eyes, but I know i'm going to have a hell of a time during my college years. I may not be going to an Ivy, but I know my time in college is going to mean alot more than some contrived equation of academics and reputation.</p>
<p>^^ dude i never said 1990 is a failure.....i only said my parents thinks my sats are failure....i would love to have a 1990.......</p>
<p>californiakid, that's a very good article, thanks for sharing it.</p>
<p>If you didn't have to face adversity your life would be boring; enjoy it, surpass it and become better for it. Don't say that nobody can understand you, that your problems are bigger and worse then any one person can bear because it's untrue. We all face this same adversity, albeit in different forms, but you aren't seperated from the rest of the human race just because you got rejected from college, it won't matter to you in a few years anyway. Finally, you need to stop relating success to getting into a college or grades or sat scores or what your parents say because doing something for other people will never make you happy.. Live for yourself.</p>
<p>I know how it feels to have parents put pressure on you- my mother's been doing that all of my life. She wants me to go to an Ivy. I'm not going to be going to an Ivy. Tough luck. You've just got to stop stressing out so much about what your parents want.
Now, you've still got 9 schools to hear from. Chances are you'll get into one of them. If not, do what the others have said. Travel, work, just take a year off. Go to community college. Or you could apply to a college with rolling admissions. A good example would be the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Just breathe. It will all work out in the end.</p>
<p>Hmmm... I guess my reading comprehension doesn't work so well at night.... a 1540.... Oh well, good luck with your other colleges. You will definitely benefit from the independence of living away from the control of mommy and daddy no matter where you end up at.</p>
<p>Rage, </p>
<p>I think his score was 1540 out of 2400 otherwise he wouldn't be so depressed...</p>
<p>BestMiler-
It's hard, I'm sure...but it'll pass after some moping, eating ice cream, and/or drinking some milk tea (which what I do when I'm down) And if those schools rejected you on the basis of your SAT score, then maybe they don't deserve you after all. And don't give up hope yet, you've still got nine schools to go...</p>
<p>^^ dude if i traveled or took time off, my father would kick me out of the house.....i live in a nazi house, where my parents gives me no freedom....if i want do something i like, and it does not fall into their category, they wont let me do it....and sometimes thats really frustrating....bwt im not talking about partying, drinking, or anything like that....just simple going out with a friend....my parents go paranoia, and starts to call me every 5 minutes to come home, when its like 8pm in a saturday night</p>
<p>listen to this twist.....Binghamton is known in our school for safety....It gurantees IB students from my school 100% of getting in.....EVERY IB KID IN MY GRADE GOT IN EXCEPT ME......doesnt feel that great.....</p>
<p>Well then you should definitely look forward to college, no matter where you end up, so that you can get away from the nest a little. I was in a boarding school for my junior year of high school and I can tell you that even there, under pretty strict rules, being away from my parents was incredibly liberating.</p>
<p>I know what paranoid parents are like, I've been lying to mine for years. So basically, what will your parents do if you don't get accepted to NYU? Aside from yell at you, I mean.</p>
<p>You might find they'll relax a little after a while. Worse comes to worse, you'll take a gap year to travel and then reapply, or go to a CC and transfer somewhere. Your life isn't over, and there are always second chances.</p>
<p>well i just told you about binghamton and its relation to my school....when i got the rejection letter, my mom just went into a shock and just went to her room......and we really didnt talk much after for a day or two.....im a failure as a son...and listen to this....i have been in track since my freshmen year.....all my friends' parents come and see them run in races....my father looks the other way when i tell him to come once see me run....all i wanted was a cheer....nope they thinks TRACK HAS MADE ME GONE TO BECOME A BAD STUDENT.......</p>
<p>Right. I understand that they'll be upset. But after their upsetness, you can probably bet that they'll calm down and you'll be able to figure out a plan of action. Where else are you waiting on, besides NYU?</p>
<p>no you arent, they're a failur as a parent. They don't give you the support you need. Hold your head up high, you did the best that you can do, and if you parents can't be proud that you did your best then they failed you-- you didnt fail them.</p>
<p>i dont really know what will happen.....hopefully they have to understand my position......i also understand my parent's conflict, because yes my parents did sacrifice a lot to be in USA and give me that education, but they dont understand i cant be what they want me to be....i tried.... I TOOK THE IB PROGRAM for them, just for them...I am in HIGH LEVEL classes, nothing is helping me at all</p>
<p>I agree with californiakid and finale. Great article!</p>
<p>I think it's obvious you had a ****ed up childhood. Are you going to let them "win"? From how you are acting now... the answer appears to be yes.</p>