There is so much pressure to being seventeen and a senior in high school. I have already filled out college applications, sent transcripts, and heard from all my colleges. I am down to two final decisions. Everyone around me doesn't help by constantly reminding me that this is the first and most important decision of my adult life. Thanks-no pressure there.
So, at this time I decided on two colleges. One has benefits that out weigh the other schools, so I made my decision. Only, it's not good enough for my parents. My dad is being unsupportive and strangly so are most of my friends. This makes me mad.
I have been out of high school for the past four months and staying at home, organizing my own time, and working thirty seven hours a week. With this new freedom, I believe that I should be able to make this decision and people should agree to an extent. There's no, "Congratulations! You finally made a decision on what college to attend!" I receive more of an "No. You're not going there." My parents say that since I'm only seventeen, they still make the decisions and call the shots.
I'm almost an adult! Ok, I turn eighteen at the end of the summer, but I didn't decide when to be born. I have always had this disadvantage. At job interviews, no one really wants a seventeen year old. But then they'll interview an eighteen year old from my class and hire them. All because of age. Age is a restricter and honestly, it's not fair. I have always been the youngest in my class (two years younger than some), but I have definately grown through it. Because of this, I've had to mature faster.
The confusing part of all this: my parents tell me to act like an adult and make adult decisions, but they don't treat me like one. When I do act mature and try to speak to them about the important things, they say that I'm a kid and they don't need to listen to me.
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