Depending on where you're applying to, the fact is that your applications for undergrad are relatively inconsequential in the long run. I don't know if that is a great argument for your parents, but it really is the truth. Also, I would like to say that for myself, college applications were on me and my parents didn't really give a damn whether where, (or whether for that matter) I went or not. Your parents not leaving it up to you is the ultimate problem here. If you can't get motivated enough to do it yourself, then that definitely means something.