<p>The short version of this post is, I want to study the humanities and music/acting, but my family wants me to study something more practical. I don't want to study anything in college for the sake of money, but money is also really important once I am out on my own.</p>
<p>I love English, acting, music, languages, history, etc. If I had it my way, I'd study them all at once. I want to pursue a career in acting, and I wish to find a great BA program that is quite flexible for double majoring. I don't need a degree in Acting as much as I need more formal training. I would like to minor in Music, as I study it now in high school and I would love to be a freelance composer. </p>
<p>My parents support my interest in Acting, but they understandably want me to have a practical degree. I don't really mind that, because I have a lot of interests as previously stated. I just feel like everything I really love isn't practical enough. I know that majors are what you make of them, and virtually any major is useless if it doesn't help me grow as a person, but my parents/older brother are the types of people who go with what seems most cost-effective.</p>
<p>I'm thinking about Economics, because I like business environments and I think it incorporates my love of social sciences. My brother told me it's more about math and statistics rather than social analysis, which sort of puts me off. </p>
<p>I don't know what I should do with myself! I don't want to study something in college solely for money. But if I pursue my passions, my family will say all throughout my college career, "You should have done this," "Do the arts as a hobby," "You're wasting your intelligence," "that won't get you a job..." And if I don't make something of myself immediately after I graduate (which is unlikely for any major, really) they'll never let me hear the end of it. </p>
<p>Sorry for the bad grammar, I got frustrated and just gave up.</p>