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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a rising senior. My parents do not want me to go to school abroad, but I cannot see myself staying the US. I’m applying to 5 unis through UCAS, 3 in Europe and just the thought of writing a Common App essay makes me sad. 
I grew up in the US, but also had the opportunity to grew up travelling  all over the world. I have family in the EU/Switzerland/South America and just cant stand the thought of staying here.

How can I convince my parents to let me go?
I have a 3.9 uw gpa, in position to be the salutatorian, my SAT was 1540 and I already have 5 APs at 5.

Please advise![/quote]

Don't know you or your parents, so hard to give advice here. If it were me/ my kid, I'd probably advise letting them know you've applied -- it will show you are serious and give them time to adjust to the idea -- but also applying to some US universities.

If your parents are like many, I think they are more likely to be okay with you going to name-brand non-US schools (Oxbridge, LSE, maybe Sciences Po) and they may appreciate that those options will cost less time and money than top US schools. For Oxbridge, be sure to arrange to take required subject exams and to ace them.  If you get invited for an interview, practice for it. Do all necessary research on the process. These schools are highly rejective, even for applicants with your stats.

Unless you have sole control of a trust fund at 18, you'll likely need your parents to show that they have the financial capacity and the willingness to support you during your university years in order to enroll, so it they are dead set against it, you may have to begin to adjust your own goals.

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