Have you visited Midland and spent time with the kids who go there? It’s programming and ethos are very different from all the other schools we visited. Extremely rustic (chopping wood to heat water for evening showers), rugged, and isolated in terms of geography and access to the outer world (I.e. No internet). It’s beautiful and the kids we encountered seemed chill and happy, but you need to be very certain that it is the right type of environment for yourself because it is so unique. If you have spent time there and know that it is what you want, then good luck with your quest. As in all things, I think it best to be specific with your parents about the things that draw you to the school that you can’t get anywhere else and that would have a positive impact on you. Simply saying that it seems like it would be “fun”, might make it hard for your parents to understand why they should spend such a large amount of money and limit their time with you.