<p>Did you apply ED to WUStL? Or am I confusing you with someone else?</p>
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<p>Honors colleges are something that I have been putting a great deal of emphasis on, especially considering that I am borderline for Miami’s and that the program would be the only way that I could really enjoy the university IMO.</p>
<p>Very good point about small schools; coming from a school that is extremely small I understand the problems with schools of a small size. It’s nice to know that honors colleges can really make a school “smaller”, but I’ve still got the “big school fear”. Stupid, I know</p>
<p>SAT breakdown in 670 CR/680 M/750 W.
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<p>Ok…we may have some insight into their thinking. Yes, parents do worry about their kids going “far away” when they seem to be a bit unorganized and “spacey” :)</p>
<p>Yes, you get good grades, so you may think that should prove to them that you’re responsible, but they may be thinking that they’ve had to help in various areas - such as helping your find lost things or being “resourceful” when faced with various problems (I don’t know if that last issue applies, but it does apply to some kids).</p>
<p>So, the answer is… try to demonstrate some organization. It will take some time to develop some good habits, but you can do it!!! 
Show your parents that you’re ready to go to college anywhere!! :)</p>
<p>Designate certain places to keep specific things - Develop routines - for instance:
- as soon as you get home from school, put your things where they belong
- keep all school stuff together, then fill your backpack at night with homework and textbooks, and then put it by the door with anything else you need to take to school.<br>
- Put your wallet, keys, cell phone in one designated place all the time (perhaps in a basket near the phone charger), so you’re not hunting for them. (I have sons, I know this works!)</p>
<p>Clean up after yourself - don’t leave laundry on the floor (there’s this invention called a hamper 
), throw away empty soda cans, put away things that you use, (you get my drift )</p>
<p>Do chores without being asked/reminded. Do extra chores without being asked! (You’ll be amazed at how this will change your parents opinions!! LOL )</p>
<p>Make sure that you’re getting yourself up every morning (many parents fear that their child will sleep thru classes w/o mom waking them up.)</p>
<p>Go to bed at a “decent” hour each night without being told (another fear of parents)</p>
<p>Seriously, if you want to convince your parents that you can handle the adult responsibility of going far away to school, then you need to model the adult behavior. :)</p>
<p>Now…back to the college choice issue :)</p>
<p>My kids come from a small Catholic High school, so I think we were all concerned about how size would affect them (Their U has about 23k undergrads.) They are both in the honors college. That has really helped them get that “small college within a big college feel.”</p>
<p>Many schools (including big schools) tend to have many “ice breaker” activities during the days before school begins to make new friends and to become more familiar with the campus before school begins. My kids’ school has over 40 different activities for incoming freshmen - including a camping and canoeing adventure.</p>
<p>Also, large schools tend to be set up in a logical fashion with buildings clustered according to majors for instance - science and engineering buildings in one section of the campus. This helps “shrink” the school for students. </p>
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<p>I’m not sure what you mean here. Are you considering borrowing up to $70k in student loans to go away to school? If so, do you realize that repayment on such a debt would be over $800.00 a month for ten years? That would be quite a burden on your life during the ages of 23-33. </p>
<p>But, maybe I’m misunderstanding what your wrote :)</p>
<p>Are your parents wanting you to go to an in-state public (like MU Ohio), because the price is reasonable, and it’s close?</p>