<p>My dad is going to review the books and papers from some schools i'm interested in. This is pretty exciting for me because a) he's actually making time to review this, and b) it's becoming slightly more realistic as opposed to just fantasy.</p>
<p>My question now is how else can I convince him? He likes everything very straightforward, to the point, and he's going to want what he considers GOOD reasons. He will debate with me about it, even if he agrees. What do you think is a good way to present all these ideas?</p>
<p>I've been considering baking and decorating him a "send me to boarding school!" cake...but i'm not sure how much that will help.</p>
<p>Small steps. Getting him to take a look at some of the brochures is a good first step. </p>
<p>Might also be worthwhile to get Petersons or one of the other books that gives brief summaries of each school.</p>
<p>Then ask him to sign you up for the SSAT's - "just to see how I'll do".</p>
<p>If you have friends who are going away to BS, suggest your father speak with their parents.</p>
<p>Then, it's making plans to visit some schools "to get an idea what they're like". Depending on where you live, this may be a tough one, if you have to travel, stay overnight, etc.</p>
<p>Next, you need to start getting applications. Also, if you will need financial aid, you need to get this information.</p>
<p>The idea is that you get your father to agree to take a series of small steps and the final conversation about whether he's actually willing to send you doesn't happen until he's researched the schools, seen them, met with the admissions office, you've applied and been accepted, and if you need financial aid, that's been addressed as well. </p>
<p>As you get more and more into this process, it tends to take on a life of its own. As your Dad visits the schools, sees the facilities, meets students, teachers, coaches, etc. it will become more and more likely that he will see the advantages of BS.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. What should I do if he isn't really advised to travel though? We're able to go to Florida because we are familiar with his best friend's hospital, but I think he would prefer not to or to stay very close to home.</p>
<p>I left a message for an admissions director at a school today to gather some extra in depth info. Hopefully that will help at least?</p>
<p>My parents flat out said no. so i wrote them a seven page number detailing all the reasons they absolutely had to let me go. i also put together a pasket of information with letters from teachers and students i'd talked to so they could read all that. and now i'm going to boarding school! i knew that if we talked it out i wouldn't be able to say everything i wanted to say how i wanted to say it, so by writing it out i felt like i got my point across much better. best of luck to you!</p>