I am about to begin my senior year of high school this fall. I think that I am an average student with a 3.5 GPA, though I do put my best effort into my school work. Any free time I have is spent doing what enjoy most, theater. I spend hours a day taking dance classes, rehearsing for shows, and taking voice lessons. I also am a high school intern at our local children's theater. We teach classes, help tech shows, and do a lot of observing. Ever since I was a child I have always dreamed of going to school in New York. For one there are multiple schools that have a musical theater major. I would be able to earn a degree in what I want. I love the atmosphere of the city and it would be amazing to spend college learning in a place that has so much to offer in that area. Going to school and living in New York would also allow me the opportunity to audition for jobs. My mom has always told me that if I really want something I should go after it. But suddenly she's changed her mind. She is completely against the idea of me going to New York. She would like me to go to a school in a Nebraska where we live. The problem is that there aren't any schools here that have a musical theater program. Yes you can study theater and music but it's not what I want. I feel as though she is forcing me to go to a school near by and study something that I have no interest in. She has suggested as a compromise that I stay here two years and then become a transfer student. But I think that is two whole years that I could be training and studying in the field I want and getting so much more hands on experience. I feel like going to college is a major step in becoming an adult. I believe that ultimately the decision should be mine. But my mom doesn't seem to agree one bit. She doesn't want to listen to anything I have to say and when I try to talk to her about schools she shuts me down immediately. The schools in New York are more expensive then most of the in state schools. But I do think I would be able to earn scholarship money. My parents do want to help support me financially with college but I will be helping pay. I told them I would pay for my entire college if that's the only way I could choose the school I wanted. I'm very torn and I don't know what to do. Help?
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