How to convince my parents to let me go to an out of state school!?

Parents Forum
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<p>@#13. </p>

<p>Hey, Jonri, wouldn’t you agree that you’re making yourself look like a huge hypocrite by calling me a “■■■■■”? I mean, look at you. Cyber-bullying a teenager via COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL… What I recommend, is that you let go of your glory days where you might have once been “big man on campus”, and spare the tough guy routine. Haha, wow, what an example you probably set for your kids; Do I hear Father of the Year? </p>

<p>Yeah, I may not have all my stuff together just yet, given that I am ONLY 19 years old, but I still have time to correct and excel. </p>

<p>And also, if I wanted your advice on how to get where I want to go, I would ask you. My family already pays for a college/career planner therefore, I don’t need another one. </p>

<p>And as for you, dragonmom, obviously if I GET IN to USC, I would go. Stick to your cook-book, Martha.</p>

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<p>What I don’t understand is the constant attack? Just because I have hopes to go to Harvard Law doesn’t mean it’s necessarily realistic. A guy can dream, can’t he? </p>

<p>All I asked was for a little push in the right direction in convincing my parents to let me go.
Money isn’t a constant struggle or worry for us as it seems to be for each and every one of you. The only battle my parents face when determining my route for college, is a power-trip. That’s it.</p>

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<p>Buh-bye, dearie.</p>

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<p>*I’m saying my parents like having the feel of entitlement. At least that is what it comes off as. *</p>

<p>Do you understand what the phrase “feel of entitlement” or “sense of entitlement” mean? </p>

<p>Your parents wanting to have a say in how they spend their money is not “entitlement” behavior.</p>

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<p>If your parents want you in SoCal and you want an SMU type of environment, what about Pepperdine?</p>

<p>Whoa! I must not have refreshed my screen, I had not seen post #22 when I posted, umm, never mind, I’m done.</p>

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<p>OK, I will play along. California looks kindly on homegrown political types, especially for law and order positions. You would do better to stay in state than go to SMU where many Californians will automatically stereotype you (possibly unjustly) if you turn down a perfectly good CA education and all the networking opportunities to go to Texas, of all places.</p>

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<p>Why does it matter on this particular school is what i dont understand?</p>