Hi, thanks in advance for everyone who reads and answers this. I'm an 18 year old college student who just finished my first semester of college. I'm originally from New Jersey and decided to move to Florida for college as a way to start over and get away for a while. Now my real dream is to become an actor and entertain people. My family just doesn't believe that, so to make them happy I just kept my dreams on hold and went to school. I had a ton of fun in Florida but it just wasn't for me and I struggled so bad in school that I realized I should move back home and get my grades up.
I just applied to a community college in my town but I honestly can't do it anymore. School is just not for me as I am always thinking about what I want and my dreams. I don't know how much longer I can take making everyone else happy before me. I feel like just packing everything I have, getting up and just moving to California by myself. I know that having an education and degree is important and that the entertainment industry is difficult to get into but I feel like I need to get started already and not wait anymore.
I'm not happy being in school and not living out my dream and it's making me a bit depressed knowing that each day that goes by I could be taking acting classes, going to auditions or something like that. My family just does not support me and don't understand and I just don't want to give up that easily. It's my turn to be happy. Any advice? Thank you!
I just applied to a community college in my town but I honestly can't do it anymore. School is just not for me as I am always thinking about what I want and my dreams. I don't know how much longer I can take making everyone else happy before me. I feel like just packing everything I have, getting up and just moving to California by myself. I know that having an education and degree is important and that the entertainment industry is difficult to get into but I feel like I need to get started already and not wait anymore.
I'm not happy being in school and not living out my dream and it's making me a bit depressed knowing that each day that goes by I could be taking acting classes, going to auditions or something like that. My family just does not support me and don't understand and I just don't want to give up that easily. It's my turn to be happy. Any advice? Thank you!