WHAT???? Where do I begin? Your parents are awesome - I wish I had the the things your parents provided for you growing up. Let me tell you what I had at your age. I took Shahadah at 16, 10th grade, rather than my parents being happy that my adoption of Islam caused me to refuse drugs, girls, and crime - they completely flipped out and their entire existance was focused on my din. They could care less if I went to college or even graduated high school. They never encouraged me to do anything except to accept Jesus as my lord and savior. Because of this, I have had a realitivley hard time reciving a higher education in my adult life. Because of my parents total lack of involvment in my school - I never even tried to get good grades, I had no intention of going to college, I was just trying to graduate and magicly become rich. My parents flat out told me they were not "wasting" a dime to put me through college because I was Muslim. They ended up kicking me out at 17 before I had even graduated, so I had to keep a full time job and put myself through school. At 19 I decided I needed to have more than a high school diploma, but I couldnt afford a large university. So I enrolled in Comminity college. I eventually moved on to a University, but because I could only go part time or less, it took me nearly 10 years to get a 4 year degree. Then I got the degree and couldnt find a job - couldnt go to my parents for help because I still believed La Ilaha IlAllah, Muhamadur Rasoolullah . So forgive me if Im shocked to hear that you think your parents dont like a lot. I dont throw $10,000 at a person I dont like very much. Your parents want the best for you, and maybe they are being a little too hard on you forcing you to be an engineer, but I think you could go do something else and they would still be happy with you, and love you no matter what. I understand that this is stressful on you, and because its the biggest stress in your life, it seems pretty big. But just imagine if your parents truly didnt like you a lot. First, your parents would not have cared one way or the other what grades you got in high school. Second, your Dad would have taken that private school money he spent on you and bought himself a sweet Porsche. Third, your parents would have taken all the money they set aside for your college, and used it as a down payment on a beach house. I am 30 now, and I have 4 year old son. I have started a college fund for him, and so far, it is worth about $6000. I am involved in his school, I sit with him every day and help him with his reading, I teach him Arabic now so that its not as hard for him to learn when hes older. and as he grows, insha-Allah, I will be involved in his school and encourage him to go to school, and I will pay for it. If I didnt care, I would take that $6000 and buy myself the Ducati Monster 1100 evo I eant so freaking bad. Im not trying to be harsh, but youve got understand that you got it good man, you got it so good, and you need to thank Allah for providing you with parents who do truly care and love you want good for you in this world and the next, because sometimes when a searvant is ungrateful to Allah, Allah takes the world from that searvant so the searvant will turn back to Allah.