My parents won't let me make any decisions for college?

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I am a junior, and my parents are obsessed with what I will do in college. It has gotten to the point where they are making me go to a school that I don't even want to go just so I can live with them, even though there is a possibility that I could get a full scholarship somewhere else. My dad says that I wouldn't be able to live in the city, even though I would have to move somewhere without them eventually. Now, they won't even let me pick my college major. They are making me major in molecular biology and continue on to medical school, and that isn't what I even want to do. I want to major in psychology and minor in criminology so that I may become a profiler, but they won't allow me. I have argued with them, yet they won't budge. I am seriously so mad that I am crying. What should I do?

Update:

They have even decided that I can't be in a sorority. They even said that if I "somehow" go to a college somewhere else, they're moving too.

I have a 4.0 and a 28 on the ACT.

Update 2:

The college that I'm being forced to go to is here in my hometown. It's a small town with never ending drama, and it's just not for me. I'm so tired of being here.

elizabeth · Accepted Answer

Ok, I see how this would be extremely frustrating to go through but the thing is, your parents really have no power over where you go to college. They can't make you apply to a specific college or force you to go somewhere. You don't need your parents permission to go to college nor will they have to agree with what you choose to study. Be adamant with your parents about where you want to go and what you want to study. Don't give up, ok? Your parents will eventually see they have no power in this situation. 

Now, it would be a different story if you were relying on your parents to cover all of your college costs. That makes it a bit more complicated.

Bottom line, college is YOUR decision. YOU apply. YOU get the scholarships. YOU do the work. Cut your parents out of your life as much as possible and see if they realize how they are acting is pushing you away and make them fear you will disappear once you are 18. At least that worked for me.

I hope you get to go where you want to go and get to study what you want. Future psychology major right here :)

Amiah · Answer

Google the college and you'll find at least one thing cool about it . Just relax and look at the glass half full

Caleb Dude · Answer

Just hold out and wait untill you are 18 because they can't make your decisions then

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