Allstar cheerleader who wants to go to a good school

[smartcheerleader]

@Eeyore123

My parents expect me to go to ivy league schools and look down upon any lesser options

I think the first thing you need to work on is this expectation. Getting an offer to the top schools needs to be viewed more as a bonus. It can’t be an expectation for anyone.

@Publisher

OP: Which schools are the lesser options that you “bring up” ?

This info. will help shape comments in response to your post.

For example: Are you suggesting Alabama & other publics or do your parents view schools such as Duke, Northwestern & Vanderbilt as unsuitable ?

I brought up schools like UNC, Georgia Tech, and Duke.