<p>Tagging on to the other responses: (a) your parents may not be aware that there may be opportunities to attend a less-selective private school for a price comparable to their in-state public university, and (b) if it does turn out that you wind up at UD, you can get just as good an education there as you can anywhere else; don’t believe the hype that you need to go to a so-called “top” college to be successful.</p>