How can I also dispel their fears and try to convince them that going to college is a worthwhile endeavor for me?
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You can dispel many of their fears by showing confidence in your ability to make decisions, and stand by them.
You can also reassure them by showing them the difference a college education will make in your future, your potential for employment, your ability to meet challenges. The best way you can reassure them is by making good decisions NOW....
This site has some really good talking points
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:4ZABFgv5foYJ:s3.amazonaws.com/alcdownloads/III.10_EducationIDAs_Handout3.pdf+how+a+college+education+affects+your+future&hl=en&sig=AHIEtbRsPTliAiAgIf8a_pV8zLykiQon6Q
This site has some really good talking points
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:4ZABFgv5foYJ:s3.amazonaws.com/alcdownloads/III.10_EducationIDAs_Handout3.pdf+how+a+college+education+affects+your+future&hl=en&sig=AHIEtbRsPTliAiAgIf8a_pV8zLykiQon6Q