<p>stereotypes are bad =( </p>
<p>but my parents...don't really care THAT much. all they're asking for is for me to go to college and make some moolah, since they came from vietnam and could have never gotten that opportunity for themselves. so what some colleges that people on collegeconfidential think aren't that great are what my parents would die for for me to get accepted to. and so i find the drive to excel within myself. that's all.</p>
<p>yes i am :P</p>
<p>My parents are sort of unpredictable. It really depends on what mood they're in and how their day was. I was so sure my mom was going to freak when she saw that I got a 90 on my geometry final (I mean, she was angry when I received a 97 on the six-weeks). I still had a 98 semester average, but my parents are math obsessive, way more than science. When I handed her my report card, she glanced over it, and all she said was "Okay." Either she didn't notice or she didn't care. I'm hoping for didn't notice, so she can't bring it up in an arguement and thus tell my dad. Gah... now that's a scary thought.</p>
<p>They're much more lax on English, though. I not all that great at it, so they've developed a tendency to expect lower grades in that subject. As long as I get a 94+, they're relatively satisfied.</p>
<p>Socially, I'm not allowed much breathing room, especially from my dad. My mom is much better with that sort of thing. Never on school nights, never near finals, rarely during the school year unless it's a friend's birthday, and summer's are usually filled baby-sitting my brothers. I get around it by hanging out at my friends' house afterschool without them knowing :p</p>
<p>They also hate it when they're working, and I'm not (this is mostly my dad). He gets really ****ed if I'm watching tv or on the internet or reading (even if I've finished my homework), and he's still doing work. Yeah, so I have to plan my day around that or just pretend to be doing something productive. It's kinda stupid.</p>
<p>I'm not Asian, but my parents are really paranoid/strict when it comes to grades. Luckily, they still encourage me.</p>
<p>yeah, that's the difference btwn asian parents and other ones. after swimming the other day i saw a little kid w/ non-asian parents and his parents said "we're so proud of you, you did very well today"... my asian friend & i both commented on how our parents never said or did anything like that.</p>
<p>^ Agreed. I don't think my parents ever supported anything extracurricular that I did, until they realized that I needed ECs. Then they tried to shove some down my throat.</p>
<p>^HAHAHA that sounds just like my parents ( they're hispanic though)</p>