<p>So I will be going to college soon and I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. I really want to be far away from home and I found a school that fits my needs and its like I think in the top 50 in the world in a beautiful city. But my family once I told them and I argued for my college just laughed and said no, you will go where we tell you. And I am just angry now they are pushing accounting on me saying its great blah blah and a really good school for it is 10 minutes away(csun). I don’t know what I want to do but I don’t want anything math related like accounting, I don’t want to be close to home, and I don’t know if I should just do what they say or be stuborn and listen they have always babied me and I’m so done and I want to be independent and have a college experience instead of being nagged at and told what yo do and be misserable here. I don’t know do I listen to them or no. Anything I do they always tell me what to do everything and I know its there job but they don’t care what I say. I even gave good evedince but they just said its not american okay it doesn’t matter what college it is american schools beat every other school and it doesnt matter what country or rank they are. I’m not allowed to speak about it because they just drown it out saying your not 18 and we know more so stop talking. I hate that I can’t do something on my own be some what independent or make my own decisions without them spying, constantly checking on what I do I’m tired of this.</p>
<p>If they are paying for your education, you are stuck because you are under 18. </p>
<p>I would suggest you apply to an American college as far away as possible.</p>
<p>When you turn 18, they have no access to your school records, no matter how much they call admissions and scream and yell at the university. Your choices of classes are your decisions and your family doesn’t control them.</p>
<p>I’m already in the US I’m looking outside of the US</p>
<p>From your initial post, I gathered that you were in the Northridge area; there are some colleges in the US that are as far away from California as you can get and that is what I meant. My dd went from San Diego, to school in upstate NY and took weekends off to go to visit Canada. My other daughter went from San Diego to Davis-9 hours away. That’s where they wanted to go.</p>
<p>I don’t really think you could have the funds, at 17, to attend a university somewhere out of the country; and don’t forget, there is NO financial aid in other countries. </p>
<p>So unless you are really able to support yourself, at a college somewhere outside of the US, with a valid passport, you appear to be stuck.</p>
<p>Not all adults are alike; we don’t try to control who you are. When you turn 18, you don’t need anyone’s permission to do what you want to do, but it would be nice to include your family in your plans. So don’t become an accountant and study what you would like to study; they can’t force you to take classes that you don’t want to take. </p>
<p>I would suggest a sneaky “back door” to get out of the country: STUDY ABROAD!<br>
Sign up to go to CSUN then Go to CSUN’s Travel abroad office. Tell them you want to be one of their student’s who is at one of their campuses abroad (see if they have your chosen school). Then tell your parents it’s part of your coursework for accounting exposure in other languages. Problem solved!</p>