<p>My family considers me to be very smart (as my dad and mom were) however my dad let his chances go, and back when my mom was my age she believed only rich people went to college. This results in my family believing I am the smartest person in the world, and believing I could get into places such as MIT easily. Now I do believe myself to be a smart person and have gotten into atleast one fo the colleges to which I have applied (PSU) however, I dont have the heart to admit to them that I definately am not a shoe-in at places like Harvard and MIT.......anyone else have this problem?</p>
<p>I'm Asian, and I just KNOW that soon I'll get relatives calling from China about whether I got in. I know that my parents do the same thing - they call up my aunts and uncles to ask how did my cousins do in the placement tests the DAY AFTER they took it (over there, your fate is basically about one exam at the end of high school), jeez. I guess in a way it means they care alot. But yes, it's stressful.</p>
<p>my parents used to be the same way. i them told them about other kids who are samrter than me and they backed down explaining that they are only trying to be supportive. Now they are complete realists(which is the other extreme and i dont like it), but i guess its better than before. i know its too late to prove against other kids, but just pull out stats about the colleges and tell your parents that. they are just trying ot be supportive and unfortunately many parents choose the route you describe. im sure they will be fine as long as you just try your best.</p>
<p>Yeah. It's really important to get a 4.0 gpa in my family. I'm the youngest and I am to shine above everyone else in my family and relatives. I have a string of cousins with 4.0's who have been president of their schools and have done all the leadership positions that people on CC usually do. They've gone to great schools like Berkeley and UCLA and well I'm supposed to be the one who gets into Stanford. When I got my first B, my mother was pretty sad but she tried not to show it and even asked if I could ever reach rank 1 again at school. I know I am not the best out there and well, I hate it when I am believed to be so because it makes me feel so guilty and uncomfortable.</p>
<p>Well, I have the Asian parents syndrome as well. My parents are actually Chinese, but they immigrated from the Philippines so I get the whole "you have everything here!" deal, and I have a sister (older) who got a free ride to Johns Hopkins gradschool after going to MIT for bio. And then there's me, the slacker of the family. People tend to think I'm really smart, so everything I say is believed. It's actually fairly hilarious. Teachers are scared of me...</p>