Do any of your parents NOT support college?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Such a unique conversation which I'm sure doesn't apply to most people.</p>

<p>My dad, no matter how many times I talk about my education, never seems to be positive about education after college. We were just talking about it again today at a party my family was hosting and he was so negative about the whole thing. This isn't the first time it's happened, either.</p>

<p>I guess I can see where he's coming from, but he should be able to realize that without education most don't succeed in today's world. He grew up very blue-collar and did horrible in school. He worked many different jobs and lived a pretty lower-middle class lifestyle. He hit it pretty good marrying my mom, she's now has a high level position at a health insurance company. This is without any formal education on her part besides a one-year training program right out of high school.</p>

<p>My mom supports me totally, but it sort of upsets me that my dad always talks so negative about college. Maybe he's trying to not get my hopes up, but surely there's better ways of going about it. </p>

<p>Anyone in the same position?</p>

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<p>You should tell him that if ** he ** had done well in school he wouldn’t have to rely on his wife to bring home the bread.</p>

<p>I’m not masochistic I just feel like it’d be something that would **** your dad off haha. I personally don’t mind if a woman supports me :D</p>

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<p>^ Look up masochistic in the dictionary.</p>

<p>My parents support me going to college, but they were at first iffy about me wanting to go to a certain school.</p>

<p>I have a friend whose parents DO NOT want her to go to a top school, but rather, the local state U =/ She’s really smart and everything too, I feel bad.</p>

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Rofl. You certainly don’t sound like it.</p>

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<p>Hehe ok I made a vocab mistake sorry. I meant misogynist. </p>

<p>I never understood why parents would want to sink their kids down to their level.</p>

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<p>I don’t really, exactly see how that’s misogynistic either, but okay!</p>

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<p>I shall be the last one.</p>

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<p>Both my parents support college for me, so I can’t really relate. My dad discourages me from taking the standardized tests for colllege, though. He says, “I don’t understand why you would take the SAT if you already took the ACT with a good score. Such a waste.”</p>

<p>I got a 32 on the ACT and a 1970 on the SAT, but I want to take both one more time to increase my chances for merit aid. And it’s not even like he has to pay for the exams since they are taken care of through a fee waiver.</p>

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<p>both my parents support my going to college (or at least applying at this point O_O)</p>

<p>by the looks of it, i wouldn’t worry since you’re dad wouldn’t stop you, i think he supports everything you want to do, but himself doesn’t think too highly of college</p>