So I’m currently a junior in high school, stressing about college, the works. It was my birthday last week and my parents are divorced so I usually have separate birthdays. I am going to be celebrating this weekend with my dad since I’m with him. He is VERY obsessed with where I am in the college decision process, to the point where it feels like it’s all we talk about. So he floated the idea that he would take me to a school out of state that I had been interested in for my birthday as a gift. The school he wanted to take me to is SUPER competitive and I really don’t think I have a chance at getting in, so I feel like visiting it would just force me to look at an unattainable goal. I’m a very good student and I feel like I do have a shot at some good schools, but I also just don’t really enjoy visiting schools or anything. Schools I’ve been to excite me but I just don’t feel like I would want to go to one as a birthday gift.