<p>You should consider yourself lucky that your parents aren’t the type who say they won’t pay for any school that’s non-Ivy regardless of where you get in. You should consider yourself more lucky that your parents are willing to pay for college at all. I know this doesn’t make you feel great now, but there are countless threads on CC about students in those situations. I would just apply to the ivies and see if you get in. You may find out that you like one of them! Also, (no offense intended) but you’ve already done a pretty good job of making sure you won’t get in to most of the ivies as it stands.</p>