<p>Can you guys help me! I truly want to go to California for college and leave Texas, but my mom doesn’t really seem to comprehend or support anything I want to do for college because of that(I had to buy a calculator myself for my SAT). When I told her I wanted to go to California to college she asked me “why did I want to go so far away?” Other times she just brings up that the cost of living is very high in California(which I am aware of). I am really good in school. I want to go to Stanford or the University of the Pacific(they have an accelerated program where I can be a lawyer is just 6 years). Should I continue in my pursuit to California or stay in Texas(humid;boring;racist in some towns)? Also, while I am in college I want to model and do some acting to make some serious $$$.</p>
<p>That quote bothers me. ._. And I’d also like for you to know that modeling and acting jobs aren’t easy to come by. Unless that’s your thing, I don’t see you easily finding one.</p>
<p>However, if you work hard and get accepted into a great school, how could your mother deny you?</p>
<p>It’s not up to your mom, it’s up to you. If you can get into Stanford GO! (I’m biased though because Stanford is my dream.) </p>
<p>Modeling jobs and acting jobs are EXTREMELY hard to get. You have to know somebody basically to break in unless you break in with music. It’s harder in California but that’s also where the big breaks come. Please, don’t pin your dreams on modeling and acting. I come from a Hollywood family and while I personally never want to go into acting or modeling, I’ve seen too many people’s hopes and dreams crushed. Anyways, it just kind of sucks. </p>
<p>But go to California. It is really expensive but there are a few cheap places like Hermosa Beach and a lot of the little beach towns. Tell your mom that it’s your decision and it’s your future so it’s up to you to decide it.</p>
<p>If you can fund your expenses to a college in Calif., go for it, including paying for your applications and fees. This could include your earning the money through modeling or acting or by earning scholarships. If you’ll have to rely on your parents’ support, you’ll have to go where they can afford and are willing to send you.</p>
<p>Do you have acting/modeling experience that indicates you’d do well in a very competitive place like Calif.? If you do, then I imagine that you could financially support your dreams. If not, then shoot for more realistic goals such as staying in Texas and pursuing modeling and acting there, which is a less competitive market than is Calif.</p>