<p>prabz,</p>
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ugh, (insert college here) is terrible, my sister hates it since its just like high school over again, competition w/ everyone to get into grad/professional school...
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<p>Fixed.</p>
<p>PONGO - i LOVED that video! LOLOLOL !</p>
<p>honestly *** cares what parents have to say
im just going to use my parents for tuition money and car
after that **** them</p>
<p>even if i got into schools like harvard, etc. i wouldnt go just to **** them off.
my dream schools aren't ivies and i love them because i feel a connection with them. my parents on the other hand feel that they are bad because they arent ivy.</p>
<p>case in point. dont do what your parents say</p>
<p>irap3pillows,</p>
<p>You sound like a ruthless bastard. I don't know whether to like you or loathe you.</p>
<p>irap, if you dismiss going to schools like harvard(IF you ever get in), it will be your loss, not anyone else's, not your parents', not the school's. </p>
<p>I dearly wonder how you managed to show your interest in the school through the interview.</p>
<p>Calif_dad, I wish I had you and your wife as parents(well, no. but you get what I mean). I'm shakingly jealous of all these kids weeping and cussing about their supportive parents. If only I could dream to have what they have! sheng zai fu zhong bu zhi fu.</p>
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<p>heh.
Will you marry me? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>irap, if you dismiss going to schools like harvard(IF you ever get in), it will be your loss, not anyone else's, not your parents', not the school's.</p>
<p>Not really... Im not a HYP person myself. If I got Harvard, Id choose Stanford, Rice, Tufts and the rest of my list over it</p>
<p>Brandname isnt everything. Just cause Nike is a huge brand, it still doesnt guarantee quality.... or summat to my taste...</p>
<p>"schools like ..."</p>
<p>I think you missed that part. Stanford, Rice, Tufts are pretty much like that. I'd love to go to Tufts. </p>
<p>Besides, antarius, what you pointed out wasn't even my point.</p>
<p>Antarius,</p>
<p>Brand name isn't everything, but there's a good reason why Harvard has its name.</p>
<p>It's funny how people who claim this often apply to brandnames themselves. Yes, I know you did the research and have a good reason for applying there. However, they <em>are</em> names. Stanford is a name. Rice is pretty prestigious too.</p>
<p>Irap3, </p>
<p>I dont mean to lecture you, so don't feel offended that I am just commenting on your animated post above. While you don't want your parents to plan out your life, there are good reasons why you should at least consider what they say. They were there before you, they've gone through the same life stage before you, and have more experience and are adults. Lastly they are paying for your expenses.
Me and my wife had planned out our son's early years, up to when he entered college. Once he left home, I am like "oh, you are doing this? that's nice" and just sign the checks. We have no more influence on him and just hope what he learned in his formative years gives him the principles to guide him the rest of his life.</p>
<p>^^ That so nice and wise.</p>
<p>calif_dad np its cool
my parents both didnt go to college though
they turned out really sucessful (not inheritance or anything) just wise business decisions, etc
its still annoying how they try to live their dreams through me. might sound a little sadistic but i just want to see their faces when i destroy their dreams right infront of them.</p>
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might sound a little sadistic
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A little? Come on, they raised you and are paying for you... give them a little better than crushed dreams.</p>
<p>irap3pillows,</p>
<p>Don't ever have children, please.</p>
<p>Well just to paraphrase a line from a movie: Just because they gave you your life doesn't mean they own it.</p>
<p>That being said, please understand that your parents are a bit more experienced than you are. Even if they seem woefully ignorant at times, they really know some stuff. So like, don't make it your life's goal to crush their dreams. And don't assume they're living through you. They want you to have success, and maybe they know that certain paths will get you to success. Sheesh, cut the folks some slack!</p>
<p>irap3pillow: you would agree with Alexander who thought (in the movie) that his mother was asking to much "for nine months in the womb." It's true that it is just nine easy and wonderful months for the mother. Plus all those nights the parents couldn't sleep because Mr./Mrs. Baby wanted to be touched, fed, cleaned, etc. Those times are so wonderful. We also have to add those times when they have to make so many sacrifices, change their lifestyles, just because of Mr./Mrs. Child.</p>
<p>You know what? Nobody likes the way parents act sometimes, but you just have to get over it. It is a cycle; you will be doing the same for your children one day. If you don't, the probability that they do not succeed in life will be very high. They are just trying to motivate you, but they are overdoing it just like the majority of parents.</p>
<p>Do not destroy your future because you would like to deceive them. You will not be destroying their lives because they've already live theirs. You will only hurt yourself.</p>
<p>there seems to be this unwritten rule that children and their parents should be on opposite ends of the paper come teenage years...</p>
<p>The best revenge for irap3pillows' parents is to have grandchildren like irap3pillows.</p>