For the past few years, every school I have shown interest in has been relatively close to home. Recently, I switched the major that I want to pursue and learned that very few schools offer it. One is about three hours from where I currently live (University of New Haven) and my parents have been pushing for me to go there since they heard about it. My top choice is across the country, Seattle University, which is a little over 2,000 miles from where I live in a Philadelphia suburb. When I brought this up to my parents about eight or nine months ago, they immediately shot down the idea, saying that it was too far, and that the costs of traveling would be too excessive. They also continuously bring up how as a kid, I couldn't even go away for girl scout camp without wanting to come home. I've grown to be a lot more independent since then, and they know that, but still use that as an excuse to ignore me.
I keep hinting at the fact that Seattle is the right city for me, but they still refuse to even consider letting me apply and tour there. Every time I try to talk to them about it in a mature and logistical way (to talk about price/student aid/traveling/ect.) they brush me off and make some sort of joke about how I can't call them to come pick me up when I'm 2,000 miles away. It's frustrating because I feel like I'm trying to talk seriously about my future and they're brushing it off and joking about it, and they're the ones acting immature. How can I convince them to consider the possibility of me leaving the nest and going to school so far away in a way that can't be turned around into a joke or a snide remark about me when I was 9 years old?
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