As a wise man once said, parents just don't understand.

[fayevalentine]

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[Master Yoda]

The best way to deal with this issue is to communicate clearly with your parents about the importance of this exam. Also, tell them that it is a 5 hour exam that consists of multiple subjects so it requires a lot of studying. Tell them that it cost over $400 dollars to take the exam alone and another $400-600 to get the material. SO you need to spend more time with your books and your laptop and no time with them until this is finished. Tell me you are throwing a party after you are done to celebrate your achievements and they are invited.

 

[fayevalentine]

Thank you, sincerely, to both of you. I just get SO sick of the constant guilt-tripping. It's not just my family, it's my SO's family too. It happened during undergrad as well. I just wish people would take a step back and realize that it's not that I don't love you or want to see you, it's that I need you to back off so I can better myself and start my future. I just need to be firm and not let their negative feelings distract me.

 

[Likkriue]

My parents want me to go to dental school near them so I could help out in their business(have been there always). The issue is its no guarantee I would get into NYU, Columbia or Touro. On top of that tuition is very high for these schools. I wish I could just pack up my bags and leave.

 

[fayevalentine]

My parents want me to go to dental school near them so I could help out in their business(have been there always). The issue is its no guarantee I would get into NYU, Columbia or Touro. On top of that tuition is very high for these schools. I wish I could just pack up my bags and leave.

What do you think you will do if you get into those schools and into other ones not as close that you like? It sucks having everyone around you having their own opinions on personal matters 🙁

 

[Likkriue]

What do you think you will do if you get into those schools and into other ones not as close that you like? It sucks having everyone around you having their own opinions on personal matters 🙁

If i could get into a school where i'm 100k less in debt i'm packing my bags and leaving.

 

[Neil Smoove]

Does anyone else have this issue? I quit my job so I could focus on studying for the DAT. I have limited time to do this, since I'm applying this cycle. For some reason, family and friends now think "oh boy, you're not working so that means you have time to talk on the phone for hours when I call an interrupt you in the middle of the day" and "there's no reason you can't come over 50 times this month, it's not like you're working!". When I turn off my phone, they call my significant other's phone JUST TO CHAT. You have my SO's number for EMERGENCY purposes, people! And quit getting pouty when I say that no, I don't want to see you every single weekend because guess what, I only take one day off a week and sometimes I want to spend that with my significant other or ALONE! /rant

Sorry, just had to vent. Off to study some more. 🙂 Good luck everyone!

Damn, at least your fam wants to chat lol. My family just gets mad at me for just sitting in my room.. studying.. for a test.. that can get me into a university.. to study dentistry. Tbh just care about yourself right now. Be selfish. This exam is very important and the last thing you would want to do is have to retake it and spend all that time studying again because you let your family get the best of you.

 

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[fayevalentine]

LMAO blast from the past.

 

[fayevalentine]

Damn, at least your fam wants to chat lol. My family just gets mad at me for just sitting in my room.. studying.. for a test.. that can get me into a university.. to study dentistry. Tbh just care about yourself right now. Be selfish. This exam is very important and the last thing you would want to do is have to retake it and spend all that time studying again because you let your family get the best of you.

Yeah, I am I just get so sick of the guilt tripping. I'm non-trad and my parents are a bit older, which makes things rough. I feel a lot of guilt when I don't go see them when they want me to due to their age. My fiance is an only child and that makes things hard on the other end.
I'm sorry about your family. I have the same advice for you - just ignore them. They can quit being crabasses once you are done. Best of luck - are you applying this year?

 

[Neil Smoove]

Yeah, I am I just get so sick of the guilt tripping. I'm non-trad and my parents are a bit older, which makes things rough. I feel a lot of guilt when I don't go see them when they want me to due to their age. My fiance is an only child and that makes things hard on the other end.
I'm sorry about your family. I have the same advice for you - just ignore them. They can quit being crabasses once you are done. Best of luck - are you applying this year?

I will heading into my junior year so yes I hope to apply to 2 that have deadlines at the end of the year. and definitely by the time next summer hits! yourself?

 

[fayevalentine]

I will heading into my junior year so yes I hope to apply to 2 that have deadlines at the end of the year. and definitely by the time next summer hits! yourself?

I am applying this cycle. Good luck!

 

[Neil Smoove]

I am applying this cycle. Good luck!

Yeah thank you! Same to you!