<p>I wish I could offer you advice on how to speak to your parents. I am just so firmly of the belief that children need to determine their own path in life and I recognize that no matter what a student majors in, there are still any number of directions one can go post-grad with a career. Perhaps you can do more research on the opportunities at Tisch for internships, classes in arts management, business, etc. and develop a list of the careers that Tisch grads have gone on to. (there probably is something like this on the website).</p>
<p>I would also post this question on the parents forum. I think you’ll get a wider range of input and advice there. Put the subject as relating to the broader issue of getting parents to back your interest, rather than just NYU in the heading and you’ll get more people chiming in.</p>