<p>My sister will be headed to college in the fall of 2011, and my parents are exhibiting much anxiety over the process - even more so than when I applied nearly two years ago. Partially, this is because my sister’s statistics are weaker than when I applied, and also, because she doesn’t harbor any interest in any pre-professional field whatsoever.</p>
<p>Like me, my sister has elected to stay local. She will be applying primarily to local schools in the Boston metropolitan area. Her statistics are nothing remarkable: 3.4 GPA, 1700 SAT (which she will retake in the fall), etc. She rarely involved in school either. </p>
<p>However, my parents are pressuring my sister to choose a “useful” major already. Problem is, my sister exhibits no interest in any pre-professional field whatsoever, be that business, law, engineering, medicine, accounting, hotel management, etc. She doesn’t exhibit much interest in any subject of the liberal arts either, for she hates math/science and can’t seemingly write an academic paper to save her life. </p>
<p>The only thing which has interested her so far is film studies. My sister is a huge film buff, but exhibits no interest in filmmaking. My parents warn her that studying film “is a waste of time”, unless she wants to actually learn about the film making process and apply such knowledge to an actual job. </p>
<p>My parents fear that she will major in something “useless” and be unemployable. To this end, I am urging my parents not to worry so much, while encouraging my sister to declare no major when she enrolls. </p>
<p>Problem is, I worry a little myself. My sister isn’t exactly an ambitious type, and when she’s not in school, she spends all day watching films from the 1940’s/1950’s. She is a very quiet type and doesn’t have many friends either.</p>
<p>Any advice on how to deal with this? My parents have many other worries as well (another one being her grades/SAT scores), but this worry is their primary one.</p>