I don't know how old you are JP but if I could put any value upon any advice I could give..the highest value would go to...

Don't waste any moments in this very short life of ours by living someone elses life...

It is good to be concerned for those we love and to be sensitive to their feelings,,,but not at the cost of our own.

In a blink it will be five years from now,,,and like a short nap twenty will be history...

Be who you are and Love all those around you...and that Love will come back,,,a thousand fold...

As far as school goes,,,make your case in the very best way you can...maybe write down all the advantages of this choice...offer this to your parents when they are most available for this type of discussion..

Discuss it with a passion that cannot be mis-understood.

If you are underage,,,you probably will have to accept their decision if it doesn't go your way...at least for now..

Go back to the drawing board and build a better case...sometimes parents are looking for a persistence...one founded on good judgement..

Good luck...

Lenny