<p>Parents who don't want you to take any "non-money making major"
and only want u to go to high paying professions like Medicine, law, engineering, business, etc?</p>
<p>Even if that is not your passion?</p>
<p>I recently told my parental i was going to major in Either Drama or Public Health and the 1st thing my dad said was "You're not gonna do anything with drama" and added "We won't help u with money"</p>
<p>It makes me so ANGRY, yeah, if I told them "I'm doing a bio major for pre-med" they'll be like "Here you go, we'll help u out, and maybe even give u a car!"</p>
<p>but as long as I'm anything else from that is like "Loser" or "Not going to help u cause it's a waste of time"</p>
<p>I can't really convince them to finance my education, nor do they even care after accomplishments or anything so really I have started to look for scholarships and I have 50 total right now that I'll be applying.</p>
<p>Solution: a financially secure major that will make parents happy and a minor in theatre/public health/dance/basketweaving or whatever floats your boat. Will they agree to that?</p>
<p>yep
in out asian community there are 2 things you dont see
slacking off juniors and ppl going to liberal art schools
I have been told by ppl that I am gifted in acting but parents discourage it lol</p>
<p>Ugh. I know exactly what you mean. Except with my parents (mainly my dad), I don’t even have the options of engineering, business, law, etc. There is one financially secure profession and only one: medicine. >.<</p>
<p>Actually, sales people for corporations often make more than engineers. (Engineers make more to start with, but the salary growth is low.)</p>
<p>And drama would be a great major for a sales person. Think about it: you learn how to present yourself, speak clearly, and, to be any good at theater, you have to be likeable. English is also good, because it can teach you how to be persuasive.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if your parents would buy that, but they might, if you seem sales-y.</p>
<p>^ The thing with me is that I’ve been around rural medicine and in hospitals and it isn’t a ride in the park. My mentors and the staff I work in is always on the move and u find all kinds of people in the medical field. You can find nice doctors who are passionate and others that are complete ******s. That said, I was really inspired by my Public Health mentor, who was the head of the whole “Preventive Medicine” operation and held a district office from the World Health Organization. Shem was like literally “the man,” all norms, staff, health services, community service, etc were under her command. She’s like the mini Surgeon General of the district.</p>
<p>And she just showed so much passion in preventive medicine, I was truly motivated to follow public health.
IDK about the financial shiz of public health, but I do know a lot of public health people are also MDs (she was one, she had an MD and masters’ in epidemiology and public health ^0^)</p>
<p>I told my parents I want to major in linguistics and they’re obsessing over the utility of the subject.
My sister enjoys her major but deep down inside, she should be a Classics major, but she knows our parents would never pay for that, especially at an expensive school like the one she attends.</p>
<p>Tell your parents you’re majoring in Bio, then go ahead and major in what you want. They won’t be able to control what classes you take while you’re there.</p>
<p>But, seriously though, my parents are the same way. I want to major in something humanities-related, they’re trying to push me in the hard science-math-business direction because they’re convinced I’ll live in a box after I get out of undergrad . . . (They also want to decide on which school I’ll go to which is rather annoying, you can imagine; whole 'nother issue). That being said, I managed to work out a compromise with them that involves me double majoring, since the school I’ll probably (crossing the fingers) be attending only allows a max. of four classes per quarter, so I won’t be spending any extra money - just dropping some elective options.</p>
<p>That being said, it’s perfectly understandable where they’re coming from. We got the short end of the stick with the economy as bad as it is, so it is rather important to choose a major that’ll help you make a living.</p>
<p>I know parents paying would help. But it’s your life man. You need to be independent so you can look back and be like “I did this with my own everything”. My parents won’t pay for mine cause their parents didn’t pay for thiers. They can help by getting you a great education when you’re young. But in college you gotta do your own thing. </p>
<p>If you can’t find a way to finance college without parental help that’s completely different</p>
<p>^ I think I could do that if the government would help a little but since I have this immigration issue (Green card processing issue, the processing is being delayed, and I’m forced to get a Student Visa again, but UCI can respect my in-state tuition because I’ve lived in Cali for a long time)</p>
<p>I think if I can get enough scholarship cash, I can afford 1-2 years, I need that green card ASAP, as soon as I have it I can qualify for Federal Aid.</p>
<p>Mine won’t even pay that. My mom has this whole “I want you to learn responsibility and respect your education.” ideal. And while that’s all fine and dandy I think she should be required to work a job and attend college at the same time, while making good grades. It is not going to happen and I know it. I’m working my ass of right now so I can get the scholarships. </p>
<p>The only time my mother will pay is when I’m starving and almost bankrupt.</p>
<p>My aunt and uncle refuse to pay too. Of course they’ll pay for my cousin 100% only for her to drop out, switch to beautician school and now work for a garage door company on just above minimum wage, but not for their niece that has an actual chance of being somewhat succesful, and not getting knocked up by an idiot that will end up divorcing her and screwing up her daughter.</p>
<p>Oh, and with all of my mom’s “I don’t have the money” speal, she’s a chain smoker. SO in other words, the money that is suppose to be going towards me because of survivor’s benfit is feeding my mother’s addiction. My mother is killing herself so I can kill myself in college. </p>
<p>I hear u, I’m actually begging my parents to at least pay for that thogh. They live in MExico and current exchange rates suck!</p>
<p>I’m going to work-study, F working far from campus… I know my 1st year will be hard without having scholarships… but from the 50+ ones I’m applying, there’s hope :)</p>
<p>just gotta look around.
I may go to my local church or any other religious organization for cash</p>
