Parents MAKING me choose their preferred BS

I would encourage you to visit a few of the top ones with your parents. Then discuss which ones you think are best for you and which ones they think are best for you. Really listen to what they are saying. Try not to argue but really hear each other.

I don’t think you will be at the top of the class at one and the bottom at another. Nor will any one set you up better for top colleges. These schools are all on the same level academically. But the environments will differ, and you may feel more at home at one. And It Might Even Be Andover.