What should i do?

Question

i'm being pressured about college by my family and teachers and i'm only in the eigth grade. i want to go to julliard but my mom says you have to have money to get in. if i changed my mind about julliard i would go to french culinary institute but my mom says it's too dangerous. my mom also says i won't make it in the real world becuz i'm too sarcastic. teachers say i'm too nice and i need to toughen up and as long as i go to college they'll be proud. my sister says go to college and make something of yourself so i won't be like my daddy. another teacher told me some people that are making millions didn't even go to college. i really don't know what to do.

Answer 1

You want to go to Julliards? Are you a musician or dancer? If you are not then I would not count on getting in. I'm in high school right now and getting into julliars music school would be like a dream come true for me. ( 8 years piano, 9 years vocal training) Its not money you need for julliars, its talent. There are many options out there. You could go to a community college for your first 2 years and then transfer to a university( which would save you a substantial amount of money) There are state schools you can go to as well as private universities. explore your options, you dont need to deside right on the spot, your only in 8th grade. I know several college freshmen who dont know what they want to major in yet, so you have time. If music is what you want to go into I sugest you go for it. Julliards isn't the only major music school in the US there is the San friancisco conservatory of music, Peabody, New England conservatory, the royal academy of music in toronto ect.

Answer 2

There are tons of financial aid packages as well as scholarships (two examples- you get a scholarship for studying beetles, and also if you are a nudist). However, eighth grade doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things- colleges dont look at eighth grade. True, there are some people who make money without going to college, but that is very rare. Just work hard and have a goal.Your mom doesn't sound very supportive, and Julliard ios hard to get into, so I'd say the french culinary institute.
You don't have to decide this yet.

Answer 3

Make the best grades you can while you are in high school. Don't make any decision about college right now, it's way too early. If you want to go to Julliard, that's fine. Start saving your money now - every little bit will help no matter what college you go to.

Look for scholarships for your major, and see what the requirements are. Some require community service, or good grades in certain subjects, or specific extra curriculars. Choose the activities that will qualify you for the most scholarships. Then, in a few years, if you decide that you want to go to Juliard you will be able to apply for plenty of scholarships to help you pay for it. Same thing if you decide to go to a different school.

If you are interested in studying in France, but going for 4 years is not an option, consider a semester or two of study abroad programs. By then you will be an adult and will be able to make your own decision about the safety of going to a different country.

If you decide not to go to college, you will still have the knowledge and experience you have gained from your high school activities to help you get a good job.

Take what people say with a grain of salt (or sometimes the whole shaker). Ultimately, it will be up to you to decide what you will do with your life.

Answer 4

First of all, you do NOT have to have big bucks to go to Julliard. However, you MUST be the creme de la creme in your field. Your grades have to be great, your talent even better. They typically, for example, audition 400 pianists for an opening of 20-40 students. You HAVE TO BE THE BEST!. If you are you will have financial aid packages and scholarships to cover your expenses for the most part (and maybe 100%). Julliard IS tough. Tough to get into, tough to stay in, but YOU CAN DO IT. Being assertive is necessary, being sarcastic is not.

Personally I say GO FOR IT. If that is your goal and PASSION you CAN DO IT!

Answer 5

I kinda know how you feel, I'm a feshman in high school. Eight grade doesnt count at all for college, so dont worry about it, but once you reach high school the pressure is there trust me. When high school starts even in your freshman year is when you need to think about college. Ignore what everyone says, and do what you want to, go where you want to go. Afterall it is your life no one else can live it for you. Once you decide what you want and how you are going to get there the presure will go away. My mom kept on pressuring me to be a pharmiscist, because she wants me to be in the medical field until I just decided hey this is my life I'm going to grow up to live it how i want to and be want i want to, so I decided law is for me and I plan to stick to it and become a lawyer. you dont want to have regrets late in your life and say oh I should have gone to julliard or french culinary school. What do you want to do? that is the question no one can answer but you. Good luck, I hope I helped! ♥

Answer 6

Wow, you are too young to worry about these things. What is your family doing to you?
Firstly, sit down and write down what you like to do. If it is acting or music then that's a start. I'll tell you from experience, I wish I did what I wanted to do way back when. Instead of doing what everyone else wanted me to do and that was 'make something of myself', as I believe your sister also put it. Do you really want to agonize and claw your way through university doing something you hate, and then having to get a job in that hated area?
Don't conform to your family's wants just because they are afraid of something different. Keep your eye on Julliard and see what happens. Until then don't worry!

Answer 7

I would wait a few years. When you're in high school you become more sure of what you want to do with your life. Tell your parents to hold off on the decision making. You're not sure. (Besides, money is not an issue for school these days). Have fun being a kid. Good Luck in following your dreams.

Answer 8

Listen what are you what 13??? Im in the 10th grade and once you hit that grade thats when you need to be thinking about college. When they pressure you dont pay no mind to them at all.

Answer 9

Just go to the best college you can. The people who make millions and didn't go to college are called three things 'lucky people who win the lottery', 'liars', and 'people who hallucinate".

Answer 10

your too young to be thinking about that wait a few years