<p>Thesiren--I don't know what country your father is from, but if he's a product of the British colonial system or its immediate aftermath then he's more likely to see that your college is going to be fairly deterministic of your future path and that could explain him trying to find the "best possible" track for you and your brother, but using a very rigid tracked approach. Your college will determine what tie you get to wear which will determine which firms talk to you and which clubs you can be eligible for.</p>
<p>It's not our system in the U.S. and I know he deals with our system as his profession but nobody said people are rational abou t their own children. I don't know where he was or when he left, but I can see all kinds of reasons why he might be doing what he's doing. Also in his experience are fathers used to deciding what kids do? You could be dealing with both social and family factors here.</p>