<p>Pretty nice of you to be so patient with your parents. I guess you need to be a bit easy on them since they are still paying the bill. But really. Northwestern is Amazing Wonderful school. Congratulations!!! You are going to love it and eventually so will your parents, once they realize how awesome it is. Try not to let them diminish your happiness right now. Just ignore. I’m happy for you.</p>
<p>Whooo @verylumpy @celesteroberts thanks, guys 
I wouldn’t say mature (I still have a loooot of growing up to do @___@), just trying to to say ‘screw you’ to all the dummy prestige-grubbing mentality and getting myself excited for college. Yep, my parents are still very supportive of me in comparison to those of this guy I know, who is an art genius and won various intl awards when he was still in high school. His parents won’t let him pursue art and insisted he went into law (which he has no interest in…). So in retrospect, at least my parents can appreciate what I want. It’s the community we’re in that’s so bitter with greed, and it’s taking a toll on all of us. Whatever. I posted this thread when I was at my ultimate upset mood, and I feel better now. My parents are looking at NU shirts and picking their favorite ones yay (lol) </p>
<p>@Caldud: I agree. Grad school/PhD prestige is so much more important than ugrad. I’m sorry to hear about your friends! 
I know that getting accepted is just one obstacle out of the way. The next big challenge will be about what I do with my education and resources. I know a lot of people who came from small unis and went on to become big people. It’s a matter of what you bring to campus that defines you - but try explaining all this to the’commoners’ of intl countries (esp in Asia) and you’ll get laughed at, sadly.</p>
<p>To other intl students who didn’t get into HYPSCM and are suffering from the same problem: I hope you read this thread’s responses and feel better X) Y’all are going to really great schools - turn a deaf ear to all those condescending remarks. For those who are just going to apply - whenever someone said,“Oh, I’m sure you’ll get into <insert top=”" 20="" usnwr="" school="" here=""> - you’re waaay over qualified for it," make those people promise to pay you $100 if you didn’t get in. Hey, if they’re so sure, they would bet on you, wouldn’t they? That’d shut them up 
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<p>Edit: I showed this thread to my premed friend who’s Hopkins-bound (the one whose parents are disappointed because she didn’t get into MIT & Harvard). She’s consoled for now ha ha 
So thanks again, guys.</p>
<p>On the day I was rejected from my top two choices, my mom was pretty upset. Let’s just we had words and by the end my laptop’s screen was smashed. :’( sadface I think I also internalized the rejections too much because I felt as though I let my mom down. She’s a single mother and she’s been through a lot and I REALLY wanted her to be able to say “Yea, my kid got into Harvard/Princeton yada yada.” She came around eventually and we both realized that the school I’m going to is best for me (yaaaaaaaaaaay). I’m sure your parents will, too. Also, NU is BEAST, so be uber proud! Congratulations and good luck!</p>
<p>On another note, though, this should be a lesson to all not to obsess over hypscmiqijeqjllss. Not good.</p>
<p>@alexisss sorry to hear about that! (your laptop got smashed? ) I’m glad your mom is happy about your eventual choice, though (Cornell is BEAUTIFUL 
Go Big Red!) In my case, the rejections didn’t really hurt because I saw them coming (well, ok, Princeton’s hurt a bit because I really like the school - but I know I’m gonna be rejected). What hurt is when I turn to my parents and see the disappointment on their faces. And yeah, I internalize my own feelings because I don’t think they will ever understand or get over the fact that their kid is not YPSM material. Things are getting better, though - they didn’t really mention the matter anymore so I guess we’re in the same happy boat now! Thanks for the congrats and the NU love, btw!</p>
<p>And yeah, kids & parents, never obsess over HYPSM. The world doesn’t revolve around them, you know. There are many other schools that offer the same, top-notch education.</p>
<p>My mom doesn’t like the distance, but that’s nothing an hour plane ride can’t solve (:</p>
<p>Just wanted to say that I am largely in the same boat, with parents/lot of people around me who are disappointed that I will not be going to HYPSM (and I didn’t even apply to HPM, and have been receiving so much grief from my parents for not even “trying” that I sincerely regret not doing so, which is silly). It is nice to hear that we are all in the same boat together! And you know what, we’ll show them that it’s we who make ourselves, (the students who make the schools), not the other way around.</p>
<p>But really, NU is an amazing place, and honestly I don’t see how someone like you who is going to NU is “definitely not PYS” material. I am sure you’re a great student, and a lot of it just comes down to luck, and if an admissions officer happened to like your essays/thought you would be a good fit. Also, I know someone who chose NU over P.</p>
<p>Also, quoting accioknight -</p>
<p>“aaaah, prestige. Sometimes I just resent certain schools because the mention of their names make me feel inferior.”</p>
<p>Sometimes I feel the exact same way, too! It gets to be irritating when they are all anyone talks about all day.</p>