FWTiger09

I'm in almost the exact same situation (bleed purple and gold, have family nearby, want to go pre-med) except my parents are super excited about me going there next year. It's the snobs in my grade and teachers who think i should "aim higher" who are all "omg why are you going to louisiana state for college? why not SMU or TCU or, like, Harvard or something?" Anyways, my argument, besides the fact that I could never ever cheer for any other team besides LSU and have wanted to go to there all my life, was like this:

I'm in the Honors College (not that I actually plan on spending much time partying with the asian exchange students or the d&d club, but whatever), which will cut most of my class sizes by 50-75%, force me to work harder than I would in regular classes, and will look great on med school applications. Every college has one but if your heart is set on LSU, this might raise the academic standards in your parents' eyes.
Also, my dad was an alumni, so our out-of-state tuition fee was waived. This basically made the cost of paying for LSU cheaper than paying for my private school tuition. Unless you're qualifying for a whole bunch of other scholarships, LSU will be one of the cheapest schools for you out-of-state.
Finally, if you honestly won't be happy anywhere else, let them know that. Constantly. Hell, pretend to keep your mind open and visit some other colleges. Then point out how LSU is million times better

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congrats, I still haven't received word. what are you majoring in?

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planning on bio or biochem if I still want to do the whole med school thing in a year or two. right now i'm really committed but I heard that organic chemistry is gonna tear me a new one