<p>We are all products of the good things and the bad that are part of our lives. You appear to be applying to private American colleges with no need for aid. That makes you incredibly privileged in India, so it appears your parents have also brought unusual good fortune into your life.</p>
<p>Try to focus on the good, you’re a few years delayed but have the opportunity to come to the US and study which few in your country do. You don’t have to love your parents or spend your life with them, but hating them will hurt you most.</p>