I’m going to be graduating with honors in December, and I’m super stoked about it! I’ve started looking into graduate schools so I can plan my next steps towards my graduate degrees, as my end goal is to become a clinical psychologist.
However, some of my family members aren’t as excited about me furthering my education and are really discouraging me from attending grad school. I was so excited to tell them about me possibly attending Harvard (a dream of mine since I was a child), and they very quickly told me “You’re not going to Harvard. Take the degree you have and be happy with it”, stuff to that effect.
These family members are making me really discouraged and have me doubting my abilities. Has anyone else dealt with family being unsupportive of your educational pursuits? How do you deal with the disapproval?