I want to major in music but my parents don't want me to. How can I convince them that I'll be fine?

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@warriorman

ely feel GUILTY for wanting to go this route. I’m not guilty of wanting to do music, I feel guilty because college costs a lot, and even if I go on scholarship(s), I’m “wasting money on a useless degree”.

How can I convince them/assure them that I won’t be asking “do you want fries with that?” all my life after college? I want to talk to them about this but my dad has shut every conversation down within seconds and gets very angry and my mom tries to be open-minded, I know she’s trying really hard, but isn’t gonna jump ship anytime soon.

Try asking in the Music Major subforum

Music Major

As you read there, are you in the same boat as others who have applied for music majors? Do you have vocal teacher? have you been taking lessons? Are you prepared for auditions?

Definitely read this:

Read me thread for music major forum

Welcome to the Music Major forum! This thread is meant to aggregate some of the most useful information posted by our wonderful forum members over the years. Please start here: Double Degree Dilemma essay (written by David Lane) (Even if you do not think you are interested in a double degree!) This essay will give you important information on how to study music: what different offerings are available and how to understand what is right for you / your child. Annual threads: The “journey” thread is a place for students and parents to discuss the process as it is happening. Here are links to a few journey threads. Class of 2025 Undergrad/Class of 2023 Grad: The Tours, the Auditions, the Journey Class of 2024 undergrad/Class of 2022 grad: The Tours, the Auditions, the Journey Class of 2023 undergrad/Class of 2021 grad: The Tours, the Auditions, the Journey The pre-screen threads help keep pre-screen information organized for a given class. You can also use them to find out roughly w…

and especially: Double Degree Dilemma essay (written by David Lane) which gives examples of different kinds of students who want to study music and what options are open to them.

You understand where you are coming from…but try also to think about where your parents are coming from.

They will fund your college…but they also want for you to be able to support yourself after college. What IS your plan to support yourself? You don’t mention that. Is there a second major you could do that would give you other options? Is there a certificate program you could do after you graduate? Like become a paralegal or something?