Aug 16 2012: Hi Yash. I am a scientist and I love it. It is not really that hard to do. You require perseverance and responsibility, and it can take you very far. My parents also wanted me to study management, to earn a lot of money. I hated the idea. Being in a class that you have no interest in is terrible. Chances are that you won't perform very well. Fortunately their plans of me studying management were frustrated (as I did not get an scholarship), and studied Chemistry instead, in a state (free in Latin America) university. I spend 6 years there and I loved every minute of that. I also studied astronomy as an amateur. Later on I obtained a government scholarship and came to study my doctorate in physics and biology in England. It is undoubtedly a job that requires passion. I work part time as a teacher and I earn enough money to live well. As a scientist you have the chance to travel the world (for free, if you go to conferences). I am not a notable scientist (yet!) but I do not thing I have wasted my life. Parents have sometimes temporary (albeit strong) beliefs. You should do what your heart tells you and they'll accept it eventually. Good luck!
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