<p>rochester? no i'm not on crack... it's one of the top tier II colleges, but tier I would be top 20-25 school</p>
<p>You are right in a way, it's that level, but it doesnt go by any ranking...I mean if you are talking about usnews rankings..you are seriously delusional. It is merely just a set of universities named as the upper-class of universities in America.</p>
<p>well no... in general the top 20-25 colleges in terms of 'exclusiveness' and academic rigor, it's certainly up there as a top 40 or 30 school, but it's not tier I as accepted by the general public</p>
<p>where are you getting your rankings from though? And any ranking in usnews is pretty much flawed, that same ranking actually put UR at 23 2 years ago i believe. I will find the link from CC and link it here in a bit.</p>
<p>Moi: I want to major in philsophy</p>
<p>Mis padres: LTFAO you're taking straight path to unemployment office there, young lady. Now be a good girl and study law.</p>
<p>Moi: Uh... YEAH..(I wanted to say philosophy majors do well in LSAT, and undergraduates don't really study LAW, but decided not to say anything) </p>
<p>My parents are more excited about me getting GT (guaranteed transfer) from Cornell than me going to BU (with crap load of money). All they talk about is cornell now instead of BU. </p>
<p>Yeah.. ignorance/neglect works just fine with me. I just can't do anything with them!! I'm counting days till I leave this hellhole lol</p>
<p>Ah. The wonders of Asian parents. </p>
<p>They'll understand, eventually. Especially when you have that J.D. in your hands.</p>
<p>they'll understand when they see the size of your bank account</p>
<p>Just hang up ads for nursing homes. They'll get the picture.</p>
<p>lol... they'd kick me out!</p>
<p>dude, hhboyji, i heard like philosophy majors have a high acceptance rate at med school lol. </p>
<p>Just hang up ads for nursing homes. They'll get the picture.</p>
<p>u must be kidding. They expect to retire in a huge mansion in Florida or Hawaii (funded by me). Not in some ******** retirement home. They'll kick the **** out of me.</p>
<p>Haha, that is simply hilarious.</p>
<p>I'm Asian-American and they have never yelled at me for not getting A's (though I usually do). They simply know that I'll work hard and do my best, and if my best isn't an A, then they understand. </p>
<p>I was reading all of your posts and it seemed foreign to me that other parents would act such like as*hats. That's why so many people have misperceptions and negative stereotypes about Asians: many of the parents are so controlling (and erroneously act as if their child is an extension of themselves). </p>
<p>Nobody likes to see overly competitive and seemingly uncaring parents who make their kids suffer just so they can brag about their kid going to an Ivy. ESPECIALLY when that unbearably proud parent happens to be some Asian immigrant. It looks REALLY bad to many Americans (white, black, Hispanic and some other Asian Americans). And people wonder why Asians are so misunderstood sometimes. Some Asian parents drive their children to points of unbearable pressure. </p>
<p>Anyone know the suicide rate for Asian college students? Ahem.</p>
<p>Anyway, my parents are awesome, so I want to do well for them. And so we are both happy. :)</p>
<p>(By the way, what was that rant near the beginning of this thread about blacks who get into Princeton screaming **** Asians? Well, **** THEM. What's that all about?)</p>
<p>PEARLS - don't worry about the post earlier. just another hater venting. </p>
<p>Glad to hear you're out of this we-hate-our-parents league. Good for you :D It seems like I'll be stuck hating my peeps forever. haha</p>
<p>J.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>You don't have to "hate" them, but if you prefer to, you don't have to deal with them, either.</p>
<p>You'll go off to a great college and won't have to deal with them (directly) anymore. And then you'll go to a great grad school OR find a job (again, probably not dealing directly with them anymore). And then you'll start your own family. You'll be independent and be able to think for yourself.</p>
<p>They might not like it, but as this is America, 18 is 18 baby! Especially if you don't live with them anymore. YOU get to do with your life what you want. And legally, they have absolutely NO right to do or say otherwise. If they keep pressuring you and being a jerk to you even when you start college, it's YOUR decision whether you'll listen and conform to their constant pressure or not. They won't think it's good, but they really can't make you do anything you don't want to, once you leave for college and move the heck out. </p>
<p>Hopefully they'll grow out of it and you can "reconcile" with them one day. Best wishes. :)</p>
<p>I hate them because they put me down like Im ****.
Nothing will satisfy them. Love to compare me with others. Degrades me, embarrass me, I'm nothing but garbage.</p>
<p>Anyone has parents like mine?</p>
<p>I don't think it's the Asian parents being too strict and demanding. I think it's the Asian sons and daughters' fault for letting their parents control their lives. Rebel? alright rebel. Welcome to 1999, when i first entered middle school and ****ing grew up. I don't know what they hold over you, good grades or bad grades, they can't do anything short of yelling. I guess you can make a point if you have sensitive hearing. If they want to disown you, then fine. Maybe then you'll stop thinking that you're working hard in school for your parents. If they beat you, live with it, it has happen to a bunch of us. This is different from abuse. If they abuse you, call the authorities. Don't start a revolution. Start growing up.</p>
<p>Have you ever considered telling them that they are awful compared to other parents? Like, they seem to keep comparing you and putting you down like you're garbage. Have you ever told them, "You're not loving. You're not supportive. You don't care about me as a person. You put me down all the time. YOU ARE NOT good parents. Look at [insert name here]'s parents. They support her and don't pressure her. (add more names of kids you know and their nice parents.) Why aren't you like that? Why do you not compare well?"</p>
<p>I would add, "YOU are garbage compared to other people's parents", but, uh, that might be too, you know, strong. </p>
<p>If they treat you like an extension of themselves (like they pressure you to get good grades and go to a good school simply so they can compete and look good among other parents), you might like to tell them this: "If I don't do well, it's because of YOU. YOU are obviously not good enough parents because I as your own child am not good enough." </p>
<p>Sorry if you don't agree with what I wrote. But if I were in your position, I would let my parents have it before they drive me insane.</p>
<p>You're not loving. You're not supportive. You don't care about me as a person. You put me down all the time. YOU ARE NOT good parents. Look at [insert name here]'s parents. They support her and don't pressure her. (add more names of kids you know and their nice parents.) Why aren't you like that? Why do you not compare well?</p>
<p>Their goal is not to be loving, nice, etc. Their goal is to beat the **** out of u until u get that 1600/4.0/Ivy League acceptance.</p>
<p>Then they absolutely SUCK. Tell them that. Shove it in their faces.</p>
<p>After all, I'm sure they won't mind being hated by children they don't even love themselves.</p>
<p>And didn't the original poster say he purposely did poorly in class just to anger his parents? Well, if your parents treat you like *****, purposely doing badly is a good way to get them hopping mad. Hey, why should you let them make you unhappy...? </p>
<p>It goes both ways, you know? People with unbearably mean parents have numerous ways of being unbearably mean back-- especially if it's based on hurting their parents' stupid sense of pride. Remember that, everyone.</p>
<p>I resent the generalization of asian parents. Hey I'm korean but my parents support me on whatever I do.</p>