<p>Since you are African American, you should also take a long hard look at the HBCUs. You might like Howard or Spelman. I think that your parents would be very hard pressed to say “Oh no you absolutely CAN’T go to an HBCU!” Find them all at [List</a> of HBCUs – White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities](<a href=“White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities | U.S. Department of Education”>White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities | U.S. Department of Education) Likewise, take another long hard look at the women’s colleges: not all of them are as beastly intellectual as Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, or Barnard, and even at those schools people do know how to have fun. For a full list, see [The</a> Women’s College Coalition](<a href=“http://www.womenscolleges.org/]The”>http://www.womenscolleges.org/)</p>
<p>If you truly are the artsy type, you are not going to be happy if you can’t keep up with your art. Try to find a way to keep this in your life, even if it isn’t your college major.</p>
<p>One more cool major that may be worth looking at: [Entertainment</a> Engineering and Design | Home](<a href=“http://www.eed.egr.unlv.edu/]Entertainment”>http://www.eed.egr.unlv.edu/)
I think this program is unique in the country. Your parents would get an engineer, you’d get to do artsy stuff, and you’d be able to explore Nevada.</p>