<p>i have a dilemma: my parents are forcing me to apply to NYU next year, i don't want to, b/c if i get in, they'll make me live at home (i'm 20 minutes from NYC)
there's no way i'm living home for another four years...
so if i do apply, is there any surefire way that i'll be rejected from NYU...like messing up my essay or something
(btw- i'm pretty sure i'll be rejected from NYU anyway, especially since i'm going for business at stern, but i want to be sure of a rejection)
any suggestions?</p>
<p>Send NYU a letter asking for them to reject you since you’re applying only because your parents are forcing you.</p>
<p>I’ve read books by admissions officers who said that applicants did send such letters, and were rejected.</p>
<p>If they ask for a “why NYU?” essay, write “I want to go to Columbia because…”</p>
<p>Don’t send in supplemental forms in a timely manner or better yet, at all</p>
<p>
Ha! I’ve done that before with another school. I recycled essays and forgot to change the school name.
Somehow, I still got in.</p>
<p>^
wow, amazing</p>
<p>Say you want to go to NYU for the wild sex orgies and sexing up NYC prostitutes.</p>
<p>That might be so unique he might get accepted with a full ride offer.</p>
<p>Simply write in your essay that you are being forced to apply and that you have no desire to attend. If your parents are going to read your essay, call the admissions office and ask to speak to the admissions officer in charge of your high school. You could also ask your college counselor to put you in touch with someone to talk to. But the best thing would be to try to work it out with your parents upfront (if that is impossible, as previous posters have said, every year applicants indicate in their applications that they don’t want to attend).</p>
<p>i think the best option is to just confront your parents and let them know you have no intention of applying there. Or, since it seems your biggest problem is living at home for 4 more years, let them know that you’ll be staying on campus even if you go to NYU. </p>
<p>otherwise, if you purposely get yourself rejected, you’ll just be waisting 60 dollars on a pointless application fee.</p>
<p>Please try to be open with your parents. You all owe it to each other to have a conversation about this. If it’s about money, perhaps you can come to some kind of agreement. NYU, as all schools, is very expensive. Perhaps you can find a middle ground that you can agree on. They probably just are hesitant to let you go. It’s hard for parents when their “birds” are about to fledge. You need to go, and they need to let you go. It will be much better if you speak with them rather than try to find a way around this very important moment. Perhaps it’s not really about NYU. It’s about big transitions that all families have to experience.</p>
<p>save the money and just make a rejection letter by yourself and put it in the mailbox. Then you don’t have to write any essays, etc.</p>
<p>Just tell your parents that you want to live in NYC. If you live in NYC it’ll be just like living an hour away since the traffic elongates time itself.</p>
<p>In your “Why” essay, threaten the school and demand acceptance “or else.” They will reject you, guaranteed.</p>
<p>As others have said, confront your parents, that’s the best option.</p>
<p>If they are unreasonable people, call the admission director and ask for rejection.</p>