College dillema help needed.

klay

klay

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okay so i live in groveland, mass, which is about 40 minutes north of boston. i want to check out schools like champlain in burlington vt, or umaine farmington, but my mom thinks theyre too far. personally, i love long car rides and i love change, so i want to go that far. theyre only about 3-4 hours away. i mean im not asking to fly out west, but my mom still doesnt understand that i dont want to go to school within an hour of my hometown.

any ideas on how i can talk her into at least giving them a shot and going to visit these schools? ive tried some convincing, but nothing seems to work! i really need some advice.
 
How old are you? Sounds like your mom dosen't relize your grown up.. She still wants her little girl near by. Tell her that its your decision and you want to get away from home. Its college you should have a say..
 
Ok, here are some lines you must use:

1. If you dont get me out of the house now, I might stay until I'm 30.

2. I can always rent an apartment and get a job, we are talking about responsibility!

3. You think living close to you is more important than a good education.

4. It is time to spread my horizons.

If all above fail:

This is my future at stake!

 
i live 8-9 hours away for school. far away from home, too close to fly, too long to go home much. with my financial situations i wouldn't have been able to go to a school out west (i'm in michigan).
 
her mom really cannot be convinced! i have given her all sorts of advice and nothing ever seems to work!
 
2-3 hours is not that far, I'm from the same general area and I go to school in Baltimore. Have you asked her why she wants you to stay close to home?
 
yeah just keep working on here. I convinced my rents to let me go to colorado and i also live in massachusetts. just keep working on them.
 
i'm down the road at st.mike's and i'm about 5-6hours from home. yeah it sounds like it might be alot but it really isnt. my mom can leave early morning and get up here by lunch or a little after. it's close enough where i can buzz off after i get outta class @ 11:20 on fridays and still make it home and have enough of a weekend. really push your mom to reconsider, it's too great of an area to miss out on for a reason like that.
 
Just figure it out. Depending on what you want to do, UVM and Champlain are both good schools. Unfortunately they suck for photography.... so I ended up in Rochester.

But I'm still 4 hours from home, just drag her up to see the schools, and be obviously stoked when you get there. That always works.
 
just tell her that it is what you want and you are old enough to make that decision. she should respect you for that
 
yea, you just have to crack down and tell her it's YOUR college career, and YOUR future, and just cause she wants you close, it shouldn't change the rest of your life.

I live in maine, and go to Montana State. one of the best choices I've made
 
I have watched her try to explain to her mother that she really wants to move farther away. Her mother just doesn't want her to move far away! No matter what she's told her.
 
thats funny i know a kid that got wait listed.

I know a girl at st. mikes and she fucking loves it. They also party very hard. on the drive, i don't know, i'm 17 and i made it fine from maine, spent 2 nights on a floor but whatever, do you know any people in burlington because you might be able to use that as leverage.
 
Hey, weird!!! I'm from Georgetown MA and I'm checking out Champlain too!

But I convinced my mom to let me go to Cali or Vancouver.. basically all you have to do is be completely straight up with her..

1) If you have enough of an idea of what you want to go for, stick to it. Tell your mom that they have an awesome program (but only if they do) for the major you want to go for

2) Tell her you'd love just to visit it, see what it's like

3) Both of you call up Alumni from all over, ask questions about the distance, how good the school is, where they are now, what opportunities came out of their choice in college

4) Do A LOT of research, write things down, have a lot of questions about the school that you would love to have answered (KEY QUESTION - SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES WHILE AT SCHOOL - How they are handeled, who is there to help, etc.)

5) PHONE INTERVIEW. Call the school with your mom and have an interview. Basically use that list of researched questions, ask them everything and anything you can.

6) Be really enthusiastic over the phone, admissions people love that. If you have a great attitude, they will surely give you a great attitude back. Having the admissions guy/gal in a good mood will make your mom a lot more trustworthy of the school

Hopefully this all helps. Being really mature about it all will get trust back from your mom. Also, showing maturity this early in the game will show your mom you're responsible and mature enough to go to a school 3 hours away.

Good luck!!!
 
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