<p>If your father is a business man, it may help to put together a written presentation, with pie charts or whatever, to “sell” your pitch of attending UT. Sometimes, if you take the emotional content out of discussions and just put the facts down o paper, they can make more sense to people. Include school stats, crime stats (if favorable for you to include), average salary of graduates from both schools by major), your financial contributions, etc. Then hand it over and don’t say a word until he has read and digested it. Tell him you would love a counter-proposal so you can address his side of the discussion intelligently after you read it.</p>
<p>I looked up the small school- they emphasize church, reason enough to avoid it. Limited number of majors, course offerings, etc. Your parents mised their chance to have you at home when you were a kid in HS, now is too late to try… Sounds like if they valued your private school away from home they should also value your college- stick with Texas.</p>
<p>“On top of that, I will only be at UT for 2 years since almost all of my credits are transferring. Even more on top of that…I have the Texas Tomorrow plan so my tuition was locked 8 years ago. So I dont feel like I’m making any outrageous demands”</p>
<p>Is there any chance at all that you could just go ahead and pay for this all on your own?</p>
<p>If you are really, truly, committed to UT, it may be worth your while to investigate that option.</p>
<p>Will your Texas credits be transferrable to small school? </p>
<p>You could always argue the…“I’m actually saving you $$ by going to UT-A because the credits won’t go to waste” rationale assuming the dual enrollment was one of the perks of going to private boarding school…</p>
<p>Actually that may just be the type of argument I use to try to justify shopping for things like shoes. Convolution may not work on tight-fisted Indian dad.</p>
<p>What about arguing for the type of MBA program you could get in to coming out of UT-A vs. small school if prestige means anything to your dad at all?</p>
<p>I would hate for you to feel “forced” to go somewhere and thus build the foundation of a lifelong resentment with your dad. It sounds like your mom knows where your heart is.</p>
<p>Out of curiousity, who’s idea was it for you to go to the boarding school you selected?</p>