Congratulations on being accepted to a few Ivys ! ! I went to one myself , let me know if you need someone to discuss pros and cons with between the schools . I really don ' t have much advice beyond I ' m so sorry your parents are acting like this , and try to remember you have worked really hard and deserve this . <| sep |> Bring back Cooper and we ' ll talk . <| sep |> She put the dealbreaker in the TITLE of her question . She does NOT know what she wants . <| sep |> that rose sherpa carpeting is the most hyped <| sep |> I would go to his office hours and say you ' re interested in doing an internship with the institute and are wondering if he can give you any pointers . He may be able to fast track you . If he knows you well enough , perhaps you could ask if he ' d be willing to be a reference . If you don ' t want to do that , in your email to the institute you could say you became interested in the institute after hearing about it in that particular course . So long as you don ' t lead them to believe you and the instructor have discussed your interest in this place one on one , I don ' t see anything wrong with that since it ' s the truth .