Parents don force their kids to apply to a specific school because it’s what’s best for you. They do it to live bi-curiously through you. So sick of seeing over bearing parents. Your over 18 and a grown adult according to law, it’s your parents fault if your not ready to make real world decisions alone. Sounds like it’s time to put your foot down and make the decision to do what YOU want. Life is all about experiences. The average lifelong career starts at age 32 in this country. You won’t graduate college in 4 years and roll into a lifelong career at 22. If you want to serve, go serve. Parents won’t like it and will call you stupid until they see you walk across the parade deck at graduation. I’m 11 years in and have a Bachelors degree and working on my masters and have $0 debt. I’ve had job offers to get out, but love the Marine Corps and love what I do, and am paid well to do it. I’m 31, own a home, have 3 kids and make enough to live comfortable, while loving what I do. My parents cursed me for joining in 2005, now they couldn’t be prouder. Remember, your learning how to grow up…but their also still learning how to be parents to an adult at the same time. They aren’t right on everything…but they also aren’t wrong. Value their advice more than anything in the world, but take it as advice and make your own choices and bask in the happiness of the freedom to make them.