Android, get pointer to ParseObject

How do you get a pointer to a parse object?

For example, my ParseUser has a column "school" which is a pointer to the class "School"

school Pointer<School>

      

        
        
        
      

    

I can get a ParseObject of type School, however I don't know how to get a pointer to this ParseObject School, so I can put it in the school's ParseUser field.

I saw similar posts for this, which said to create a parse object without data and give it the correct object id:

ParseObject mySchoolPtr = ParseObject.createWithoutData("School", mySchoolObject.getObjectId());
currentUser.put("school", mySchoolPtr);

      

        
        
        
      

    

However, after running this code, my Analyze database simply lists "(Undefined)" in the school field for the user.

Below is a code snippet that captures this entire process (after the snippet, I will explain what is happening in the snippet):

    String school = schoolEditText.getText().toString().trim();
    String password = passwordEditText.getText().toString().trim();

    final ParseUser currentUser = ParseUser.getCurrentUser();

    currentUser.setPassword(password);

    // Query schools and search for name == school, create pointer for that one and put it for user "school"
    ParseQuery<ParseObject> query = ParseQuery.getQuery("School");
    query.whereEqualTo("name", school);
    query.getFirstInBackground(new GetCallback<ParseObject>() {
        public void done(ParseObject school_found, ParseException e) {
            if (school_found != null) {
                Log.d("School", "Retrieved " + school_found.getString("name"));
                ParseObject myschoolptr = ParseObject.createWithoutData("School", school_found.getObjectId());
                currentUser.put("school", myschoolptr);                            
            } else {
                Log.d("School", "Error: School name not found in Database. " + e.getMessage());
            }
        }
    });
    currentUser.saveInBackground();
    showMainActivity();

      

        
        
        
      

    

In my Parse class school, I have a name with the column title. I have a user who enters their school for example "MIT". Then I ask the school class to parse the equivalent name. So this gives me the corresponding ParseObject of the school class. I want to put this in the ParseUsers learning box. However, the ParseUser field for the school is a pointer to the school's class. How can I get a pointer to my given ParseObject for input into a custom school field?