<p>whatshouldido</p>
<p>I think that in your particular situation, you should be clear on what you want and then sit down and talk with your parents. If you want to go to Dartmouth, and the money is there, then sit down with them and discuss the fact that Dartmouth is one of the best schools in the country, the opportunities there are unparalled and because of the D plan, you can probably arrange to come back sophomore or junior year for six months and live at home while you do an internship, get a job etc.</p>
<p>If you feel that you don’t want to go to UCR but understand and appreciate their desire to have you near, then explain that UCR is a much worse school than some of the others you’re gotten into, it will be hard to get into a top medical school and the other students might not be of a comparable caliber. Rather than say you will live at home, I would say that it will be easier to get better grades, avail yourself of all the extracurricular opportunities and perhaps work for a professor if you’re on campus at one of the other schools in California. Then explain that you will come home 2 weekends every month and every vacation and ask that they allow you to try this. </p>
<p>I guess what I’m suggesting is that you try and come up with a reasonable compromise, recognizing and understanding their fears and concerns. I do not think that in your situation you should live at home at all, to be honest, but maybe there’s a way to make them comfortable that you’ll come home often. Claremont McKenna is a fabulous school, you will have access to all of the other colleges in the consortium and it sounds like it’s close enough to home to get home frequently.</p>