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OP here. If I stay at Columbia, I'll have to take out $80k in loans. I can't go into the Peace Corps or do something similar post-grad because I'll have to start paying my loans off immediately.

Paying off $80k in loans pretty much dictates that I'll have to take a super intense, high-paying job after graduation if I want to chip away at the principle. Which I am NOT mentally healthy enough to do. [/quote]

OP, I applaud you for recognizing this and drawing the line. And let's be honest - will your parents EVER be happy and satisfied? Ok, so you get the ivy degree. Then what? Pressure for a high paying, high prestige job? To marry someone they approve of? To have perfect babies that they can start indoctrinating?[b] And you can bet your arse that will never hear the end of "we sacrificed everything for you - you owe us!"[/b]

And here's the irony - if your parents cut you off, you will then be able to get financial aid again. I think moving to a Seven Sisters school would be a good step towards a fresh start. [/quote]

This is the dumbest comment I've ever read on this site (and that's saying a lot!). There's a difference between your parents having unrealistic expectations for marriage/children and your parents just expecting you to graduate college on time, which OP is currently failing to do. Having unrealistic standards for your kids is obviously bad, but having basic standards that are pathetically easy to meet (ie: graduate from college) is NOT a bad thing.

And of course OP's parents have the right to say that they sacrificed everything for her; they literally moved to a foreign country just for her! OP is obligated to fulfill her duty and reciprocate that sacrifice by graduating from Columbia. Moving to a Seven Sisters school would be a horrible idea, as it's basically throwing away the immense sacrifice her parents made for her by immigrating across the world. [/quote]

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