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How can I convince my mom to allow me to go to Howard University?


Asked by ~Bahamian_Queen~
Ok, I'm from the Bahamas but I live in Florida. My mom is super strict and my dad wouldn't mind me going there it's just my mother. She has a problem accepting that its an historically black university. She says, "Nobody in this family went to a black college and you won't either." I dont know how to change her mind. I really feel it would be the best university for me. I have a 4.267 GPA so she wants me to go to an ivy league school like Harvard or Princeton or Yale but I would be miserable there. I don't fit into places like that, trust me I know. I go to a really advanced school now and I hate it. I can't wait til I graduate..but I have like no say here. Its almost as if shes living her life through me. I guess if I had no other choice I would try to go to Cornell but Howard seems best for me. How do you think I can go about convincing my mom to let me apply at least to Howard University when the time comes? Oh yeah, I have tried talking to her about it before she just blows me off.

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Answered by Izdiwaj
Put together a little presentation for your mom. Include: distinguished alumni, internship opportunities near Howard, and distinguished professors. I would also tell her that Ivy League schools are great at the graduate level, but grad students teach many of the undergrad courses (except Princeton). If you are a big fish in a little pond at Howard, get a government type internship, and expand yourself culturally --- you can go to graduate school in the Ivy League.


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