Allstar cheerleader who wants to go to a good school

It is very hard for Asian immigrant (I assume yours are immigrants) parents to understand that in the US it isn’t necessary to graduate from a place with an Ivy-level reputation in order to have a good life. So you have a bit of an uphill task ahead of you. Start by reminding them that there are many more applicants for those places than there are spaces in the freshman classes. What other places are acceptable in your parents eyes? What constitutes minimum requirements for acceptability? You will need safeties where your admission is guaranteed (U of Alabama would work for that) as well as good solid matches. Even with your grades and test scores, the Ivy-level places aren’t guaranteed.

While you are at it, help your parents run the Net Price Calculators at each of the college/university websites. They need to know how the finances can work out.