When do I tell my parents I don't want to go to med school?

your stupid really literature and theology what could you do with that in life

You can do what you like so long as you, personally, can pay for it. Just leave home, get a job, and save money for university. Just as your parents can't force you to study something you don't want, you can't force them to pay for something they (accurately) see as frivolous. There are many useful degrees that don't involve either Medicine or living among leprechauns.

You have high expectations for yourself and yet you want to major in something that's pretty much useless? I'm just being blunt, you won't have much options with that major aside from academia - if you want to be a professor and teach something related to your interest, then I would go for it. But if I had high expectations for myself (which I do) I'd go to med school instead.

You should tell them now so they can talk you out of it before it's too late. You don't have to go to med school and you shouldn't if you're not interested. But going to another continent for school is expensive. Doing it for a field with practically no career options is just foolish.

Where do you live now? Can you get into a school in Ireland? Can you afford it? How are you going to pay for airfare? Tuition, room and board? What kind of job do you want when you get out. have you done any research on jobs you can get with those majors?

Where are you in your education? You need a Bachelor's degree to apply to med school. And, unless you are 100% committed to med school and the training that follows, you'll never make it. It's just too demanding, difficult and expensive. $200K in debt is not unusual for new docs - and there's basically no financial aid - can your parents afford that? You should do what you want to do, but the major you're talking about sounds unrealistic. Your parents may not want to pay for such an undertaking, even if you CAN get into school in Ireland. So then you'd have to consider how you'll pay for it. You can study literature and theology in schools here in the US and do a year abroad in Ireland, or something like that. Good luck to you.

You should tell them as soon as possible, to prepare them. If you only tell them after high school, they won't have time to adapt to the fact that you're leaving. Hum, you shouldn't go to med school if you don't want to, you should follow your dreams, otherwise you'll never be truly happy.

well, tell them now. and that going to ireland is what you want to do.

Talk to them as soon as possible so that they understand what your goals for YOUR future are! I stress your because your parents had an opportunity to make their own choices in life as you should be given the same chance. It seems as though your parents believe studying medicine is the highest possible achievement that their child could achieve. I think that if you enjoy studying Literature and Theology then you should 100% go for it. There is no use in studying and getting a degree for something you will not enjoy doing for the rest of your life. I can say from personal experience that my father who is an engineer was always throwing out during my high school years that engineering is the way to go since there are so many job opportunities. Before i applied to University i spoke with my dad and my intentions of studying Nursing. Even though it was not what he wanted, he listened to me an understood it was what I wanted to do. So speak to your parents and tell them your plans, what you wanna study, and how you feel about med school. Be open with them and hopefully they will understand. It is your life in the end. I wish you the best of luck!