<p>well that’s the whole point; from what i’ve heard and read about many of the schools my parents want me to apply to, it just doesn’t seem like a place where i’d be happy. i’m not a fan of the east coast and NEED a large city that’s no more than 30 minutes away, i get bored so quick! i mean really now, i’m an artist, my world’s got to have some inspiration!</p>
<p>but i’ve had MANY a talk with them. even with public universities that are high ranked, like u penn and berkeley, they give the most juvenile response; “yeah, but still” what does that even mean!?</p>
<p>and faking interest is REALLY difficult with my mom hounding me about “making a descision”. it’s not that i’m undecided as to where i want to go, it’s just that whenever i bring it up, i get yelled at!</p>
<p>my parents are very naive, very crazy people. my dad is seriously convinced that no one in the world gets 1910’s on the SAT. i was like, “are you KIDDING me?!?!?!” because while it’s a good score, it sure ain’t good enough!</p>
<p>and speaking of a 1800, getting into stanford, i know one of those! 3.4 gpa too, but she was like, the crew champion of the pacific northwest, so it was a sports kind of thing with her.</p>
<p>i know i’ll have to apply to ivies, i just don’t want to get in because i don’t want to go, like i said, i don’t like the vibe. but i’m worried that if some miracle occurs and i do get in, then i’m gonna have to go… / =</p>
<p>and no i haven’t talked to my guidance councelor. it’s summer, haha</p>
<p>and i know the PSAT college mail is bogus, but my parents don’t believe me.</p>
<p>the funny thing is, my parent’s aren’t really involved, i’m a very independent kid, i haven’t been asked about my homework since i was ten or so. they’re just convinced that everyone at my school is rascist and that’s why i have bad grades. honestly, it’s because i partied way too much, killed a load of brain cells, but then decided to stop…and that took two months of sleeping and missing school and being sick to return to a normal-ish state. i did have a 3.7 once upon a time though… but this past junior year killed that. my mistake.</p>
<p>and that’s true, my dad’s ex wife got into harvard and he’s convinced that anyone can do it, and i’ve shown the graphs and charts and percentages but they don’t believe them. they’re like those christians that don’t believe in dinosaurs! (no offence if anyone is that kind of christian…)</p>
<p>i’m not in the top 10%. top 25%, but definitely not top 10%!!!</p>
<p>but every time i ask my parents to prove to me that someone exactly like me (same gpa, sat, etc) has been accepted, they tell me to go do it…so that probably wouldn’t work, but it’s a nice suggestion!</p>
<p>and i don’t mean to sound like an elitist or anything but money isn’t the issue, i’m pretty well off.</p>