<p>Oshunlide, as a mature adult, you should take this opportunity to talk with them about their concerns. What exactly about ‘northern attitudes/people’ upset them? What about ‘prestige/richness’ concerns them? It sounds like they may be worried about the values of the culture you would be surrounded by and how it will impact your relationship with them. That’s not irrational or foolish. It’s a real risk when you send you kids to a school where the culture and values are foreign to your own. The fact that you are not close right now probably makes it seem even more likely to them that you will reject not just their values, but them as well.</p>
<p>I’m not suggesting that you shouldn’t go to Dartmouth - and if you don’t need their financial support than that decision is yours alone - but recognize that their concerns are legitimate and unless you address them (or at least acknowledge them), you are setting yourself up for future full of conflict and disappointment on both sides.</p>