I think you should find out whether your parents simply want you to take advantage of the legacy “bump” for ED at Penn, or whether they have archaic notions about college admissions and relative prestige. I think you could easily persuade them to allow you to apply for Tulane’s non-binding Early Action. Is it still a free application? That would give you an admissions offer by Thanksgiving, so that you wouldn’t have to worry about additional safeties. Win-win for everyone, isn’t it? If Penn really doesn’t appeal to you, then you should try to reason with them. Philly turns off a lot of people, although my son loves going to college there. Nashville’s live music scene is hard to beat, and there are some gorgeous wilderness areas nearby for day-trips. Maybe you could compromise by agreeing to apply ED to Princeton, the most selective among the colleges you mentioned, and then - if you don’t get in, ED2 to Vanderbilt. If your parents are utterly rigid and impervious to reason and compromise, then there’s nothing anyone here can do for you other than commiserate and exhort you to get away from home ASAP.