<p>He said I have to do engineering or he won't send me to college; he will make me stay at India once I go there for a visit upon graduation. I won't even go if he makes me stay. I originally said I wanted to do chemical engineering but I realized I'm not interested anymore, and that I won't like it. I want to double major in accounting/finance. So far I've gotten an out of state scholarship from Ohio State University @ Columbus for $6600 a year. Once I'm 18, and I legally emancipate myself, move to Ohio during the summer, and get a job, can I declare myself financially independent of my parents, and expect to recieve numerous loans from the college? Enough to pay for my tuition? Please help me out.</p>
<p>Just change your major once you get to school and go from there.</p>
<p>Once you're 18, you're an adult, and you don't need to be emancipated - you can just skip out. Of course, what you really need to do is call OSU and ask them about this, since their financial aid office has to recognize your independence before you get any cash from them.</p>
<p>Lol, and I thought the engineering-Asian/Indian thing was a stereotype.
Seriously though, reason with him. You could always do engineering and get an MBA afterwards. I've actually read a few articles that say thats the way to go. Good luck :)</p>
<p>I'm not cut out for engineering. If all goes well, can I atleast expect to recieve the remaining $20000 in loans?</p>
<p>talk to your dad...don't do engineering if it's not your thing.
it's a really tough field and if you don't like it chances are you won't want to work hard at it and then you may not succeed (which is not a bad thing). i have indian parents as well but thank GOD they are not so pushy and traditional. my dad would like it if i went into engineering (of course) but i told him i don't think i can handle it. he just told me to work hard and see what happens. really try talking to your parents...it may help. i've changed my dad from a really strict person to a more understanding and trusting one (in terms of my academics). your's shouldn't push you to such a level.</p>
<p>Call OSU's fin aid office, they would be able to explain everything much better than any of us can.</p>
<p>Just fight hard, then say you will go into engineering. Then go ahead and do what you want. I use to have the same problems with asian parents and premed but then I started lying ot them. It does wonders.</p>
<p>Just don't get caught.</p>
<p>In order to be considered "emancipated" for financial aid purposes, you must be 24. You can, of course, move anywhere you want once you're 18.</p>
<p>Chedva, that's not always true. My friend isn't paying for tuition, room and board, or books because his parents, who are alive and well, do not house him or care for him in any way. He isn't a child of the state or anything, but the university he attending has chosen to recognize his status. Indian, you can probably solve your problems by talking with your parents (You're going to have to be more persistent than he is though), but if you still want to pursue this route then you need to call that schools FinAid offices.</p>
<p>First off I would like to thank you all for giving me consolation during this time of mine.
The estimated remaining expenses are $20,000/year for 4 years. I don't know if I can even fathom recieving that much aid; my high school career was not that good, but I never kept enough effort. I wanted to double major in accounting/finance because I know I would succeed doing that.
My dad said he gave up on me after 6th grade because I started doing badly from there. I had heavy computer game addiction in 9th grade so my grades suffered.
Do you guys think it's possible for me to leave my parents, get a full time job, get a very cheap apartment, with extremely cheap furnishings, and double major in accounting/finance at a community college? And then switch out into a high ranked business school?
I highly doubt I will be awarded $20,000 in financial aid.. thanks</p>
<p>Edit: Is it really possible to switch majors without my parents knowing? During college?</p>
<p>No. That is extraordinarily ambitious, at least for something to do all by yourself - maybe the apartment wouldn't kill you if you had roomates. Double majoring would mean a full schedule, and maybe a slight overload, since the areas are related. Then a full-time job... You might be able to get good financial aid, but no one here can tell you better than the actual financial aid officers at Ohio. Really. Call them tomorrow.</p>
<p>And, yeah, you can switch your majors without your parents knowing. Your parents don't have to ever see your grades or your report card either, if you request it once you turn 18.</p>
<p>If you really want to go to a top business school you should work this argument out with your father. Working all day isn't going to help your grades at all, which isn't going to help you get into Wharton/.etc...</p>
<p>Many colleges are more generous than one might think with aid in circumstances like yours. Check.</p>
<p>I understand.. thanks a lot.</p>
<p>Just change your major without telling him and pretend to be an engineer for the rest of your life. Just kidding. Like others have said, just talk to him and tell him how you feel. Reason with him, maybe he will see how strongly you feel and let you change your major.</p>
<p>Do not blame your dad! You may have caused equal or more heart ache for him when you did not perform well in grade school and 9th grade.</p>
<p>And that's the OP's fault? Oh, please..</p>
<p>I don't think not telling him is the way to go, you might try reasoning with him but if it doesn't work out, you might have to take a lot of extra loans out to do what you love. If it's not worth that much to you, then maybe you should be an engineer.. Just food for thought.</p>
<p>I would most likely drop out after 2 years if I did chemical engineering (which I am frequently told is the most difficult engineering?). I told my dad I would find out if I really want to do engineering after my 2nd semester of AP Chemistry. I had a D first semester and a C so far in 2nd. I doubt it.</p>
<p>Last time I checked it was the parent's responsibility to talk to their child about addiction. I feel as if I was wronged and spoiled; he always gave me what I wanted without ever working for it. The only reason I try in school now is of my own accord; he had nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>i kind of had the same problem as you although my problem was concerning the college i wanted to attend opposed to the major i wanted to take part in while in college. i dont know if it will help but the parents that responded to the thread were very helpful. </p>
<p>Thanks for the above link.</p>
<p>My dad knows nothing of the system here. He never saved much for my college, never took interest, never did anything beneficial for me except give me whatever I wanted (which isn't beneficial, but nice in a sense). He thinks accounting is bad because his colleagues at work gave him this advice, and everyone overseas in India thinks I should be an engineer. I tried reasoning with him; I said accounting has better job prospects, gets paid more over time, is more flexible, and more managable. Which is actually true. I guess I will talk to my chosen colleges though.</p>
<p>Look into what type of scholarships you can qualify for after one or 2 years. I was looking into the Fisher school of business scholarships and I remember an admissions rep talking about a scholarship worth over 5K a year. I'm also losing sleep looking for ways to pay for school. Only difference: my parents cant pay. If you work as a resident assistant, you could cut room&board expenses in half, and its only like 5hrs a week. Trust me look on the website at OSU you will find alot.</p>