dad or university?

Question

i am a pretty good student
well an A and B student
my dad plans me to get a seat in harvard u ,princeton u ...i know its impossible
but i dont want to put my dad's hopes into vain
help me

Answer 1

Do you feel that getting you IN will be impossible or that the work will be impossible? Or, do you just not want to go to college?

If you are thinking that getting IN is impossible, but don't want to dampen your dad's enthusiasm, then encourage your dad to keep trying. Perhaps he can get you there, with connections and a checkbook, despite you being "a pretty good student." If he can, then, YAY! for him AND for you! That will,guarantee you a fabulous life, if you want it. At that point, you will go and take your basics. They will be ,relatively, the same basics that other major U's offer, and you will be capable of handling the beginning work, while getting used to college life.

Just put in your aps, get references, and do the best you can do to get there. If they say no, then, they say no, and you tried. But, just in case, have back up U's, like Penn State or something (they take everyone). (joking). If money is an issue (because you have to pay for each ap, just explain to your father you are giving yourself a safety net--that you would rather not waste time if the others won't let you in. Hopefully, since he is so adamant about a good education, he will understand that any place is a better place than no place.

If you are afraid that you are not ready for college or that you are not college material, (and you might be 100% correct), suck it up, and give your dad's way a try for a semester. The worst that could happen is you fail. Big deal! I have had students fail that have gone on to manage stores and make more money than I do teaching! College is not for everyone. Still, you need to find out. You may say it is not for you, but you haven't tried it yet. You may just find out that while you were just a "pretty good" student in high school, you RULE in the world of higher education,

You cannot get anything in this world unless you ask for it and take it. You cannot have an exciting life, unless you try a little bit of everything. You won't know if you can or you can't until you do. Good Luck to you!

Answer 2

Just do the best you can. I don't know how far along you are right now, so your current grades may or may not be relevant, but work hard to leave yourself as many choices as possible, and your dad will live with it if the best college you get into is not the one of his dreams. College is about preparing for YOUR life, not his, and he may have unreasonable expectations - as you say, it is very difficult (not impossible) to get into those two schools - only a few thousand people a year across the entire country manage to do so. There are lots of other good schools out there, and you should be able to go to a place which is right for you.

Answer 3

Why waste your talents and resources If you have the grades and your dad can pay for it. Look, there are people out there who have the grades but don't have the cash.

By the way, why is it impossible? Look at me, I was a B+ student in high school and I am currently a student in Simon Fraser UNIVERSITY in British Columbia, Canada.

Although I disagree with this, but by going to any university, you get better jobs with better wages after you graduate.

Answer 4

Obviously send an application to the school your dad wants you to go, but make sure you research the schools that you are ACTUALLY gonna go to. If you get into the school your dad wants you to go into, happy days. If not, at least you know you will be going to a good school regardless.

Answer 5

if u want to become a lawer of something in the justice field then try out for harvard or princeton
if not if u want to go to medical or something like that go to a diferent universitty

Answer 6

Just do your best
your dad should be happy with whatever college you get into

Answer 7

do what you want to do. its ur dreams tell him that to. its not his life its yours.