<p>TELL them, don’t suggest, that you only want to apply to X and Y Ivy league schools, because you don’t like all of the other ones. Apply to them and then all of the schools you WANT to go to as “backups.” Then, you go to one of those schools that you like. It’s YOUR life, not your parents’. Jobs recruit at any and all schools, not just Ivy league schools. Ivy league schools give you nominal prestige, but if you have the determination and drive you can make the most out of any college experience and become more qualified than any Ivy-league grad.</p>