<p>To the wonderful, helpful posters worried that the OP is being abused or mistreated, *please *read his other thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/968045-my-parents-so-disappointed-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/968045-my-parents-so-disappointed-me.html</a></p>
<p>^There do seem to be some issues both ways, though: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/963421-classism-new-racism.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/963421-classism-new-racism.html</a></p>
<p>^ ??? I read that entire thread, and I see nothing suggesting the OP is being abused or mistreated.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean that. Just that the attitude his father appeared to have about people of “lower classes” made it seem like his beliefs about his Wall Street future may be because of upbringing.</p>
<p>I absolutely agree. And from the “My parents are so dissapointed in me…” thread it appears his parents are now dealing with the consequenses of passing on those attitudes to their child.</p>
<p>Whether or not your parents contribute, you’ll have a tough time getting into a reasonably good school because of the type of character you have described yourself as having (as you mentioned in the “My parents are disappointed in me” thread).</p>
<p>Has anyone discovered why the parents are saying that they won’t pay for college? I didn’t read the whole other thread because it sounded silly and odd.</p>
<p>The other thread the OP has indicates nothing that would imply abuse. His situation is NOT unique.There are perhaps thousands of kids whose parents won’t pay for college even though they have the income to do so. The only “unique” thing about this OP is that he now wants to accuse his parents of abuse. Unless he has some clear evidence of this and is willing to file the appropriate complaints with the police and child protective services (if he’s under 18), then he doesn’t have a case. </p>
<p>OP…please explain why your story has changed from the one posted on the Parent’s Forum.</p>
<p>Making false accusations about child abuse is not a smart thing to do. Parents who are falsely accused are often financially devastated and can lose their jobs while fighting such accusations.</p>
<p>If this is just a case of a child throwing a forum temper tantrum because mommy and daddy won’t pay for what HE wants, this thread should just close.</p>
<p>Take a loan. I have slightly higher scores and a good ranking, but my parents also will not contribute to my college education. This was a conscious choice by me; why should my parents pay for my education? It is solely for my benefit, and if i value it enough I will pay for it.</p>
<p>You can get a part-time job, get scholarships, and take out a loan. Unfortunately because I do not have a green card I can only take merit scholarships and loans, so I am in a far worse situation. Just apply to schools that WANT to take you (ie your safeties), the ones that will pay full tuition. That’s what I’m planning on doing. Maybe your parents have to plan for retirement/have other financial obligations and they cannot pay the ~40k a year for a top school. It is solely your responsibility, not their’s.</p>
<p>*Unfortunately because I do not have a green card I can only take merit scholarships and loans, *</p>
<p>Who is giving you big loans? Have you succeeded in getting any? If so, from who and for how much?</p>
<p>Young people cannot usually just take out loans to pay for college. Young people usually cannot qualify for loans - other than the smallish federal student loans… And, as an int’l, you can’t get those either.</p>
<p>And, students should NOT take out large loans because newish grads do not earn enough to pay them back.</p>
<p>Edited to add…I see that you’re still in high school. Therefore, you don’t have any loans. You will be sadly disappointed to learn that without an American co-signer, you won’t get loans. So, be sure to apply to some schools that you know will give you big merit.</p>
<p>Either that, or apply to a public university whose tuition you can pay for out of pocket. Although nowadays, the tuition has gone up so much who knows if that’s even possible anymore - I know my sister’s small regional university costs $5,000 a year, all of a sudden. It used to be a little over $2,000 a year.</p>
<p>Nvm parents are paying for college.</p>
<p>I go to prep school on partial scholarship. My parents pitch in slightly more than half (55% ish??? maybe more with meal plan- 7$ A DINNER???)</p>
<p>However, I do indeed believe i could prove child abuse with camcorders and voice recorders. Independent status should not be too hard to obtain in court. With independent status, I would have an effective family income of $0 and zero savings, qualifying me for full ride at any of the Ivies.</p>
<p>What is the COA of an instate flagship? Around $15-20k including room and board? They give lots of merit aid if memory serves including recongizing merit SF/Finalists.</p>
<p>Ew move out! Why would your parents do that to you? Lol I wouldn’t talk to them until they stepped up! That’s BS.</p>
<p>But what if you don’t get into an ivy?</p>
<p>What is it that your parents are doing to you? </p>
<p>And, how will you pay for your senior year in high school?</p>
<p>HYP will not be able to refuse him based on his admissions essays about being “a very very scary person with superb intellect in my immediate surroundings.”</p>
<p>“However, I do indeed believe i could prove child abuse with camcorders and voice recorders. Independent status should not be too hard to obtain in court. With independent status, I would have an effective family income of $0 and zero savings, qualifying me for full ride at any of the Ivies.”</p>
<p>Might be hard to prove since this is what you posted before on the Parents’ forum. And if you do manage to emancipate yourself, based on your posts here, colleges probably also could figure out who you are, and you don’t seem to have the character that top schools seek.</p>
<p>“i have become a very very scary person with superb intellect in my immediate surroundings. My parents often just give into my demands because they know that I am almost certain to win arguments and they will only win by yelling at me, disregarding the rationale behind argumentation. I am sure that my parents sometimes talk at night when they think i am asleep and are worried about me. Let me make it known that my demands are not too unreasonable and that i am from an relatively well off upper middle class family.”</p>
<p>My concern is that the parents are yelling at this kid because HE is being a “scary” person to THEM.</p>
<p>This person is probably creating or contributing to the negative environment. If he was “less scary” and “more normal,” then maybe the homelife would be normal and he could graduate and get his college paid for.</p>
<p>Your parents could also turn around and have you locked up for a 72 hour psych hold. You sound like a very manipulative young man to me, I wouldn’t pay for your schooling either.</p>