I want to go to college and do something for myself but no one in my family supports it and I have no clue what to do
I come from a culture where women are expected to be a SAHM and rely on their husbands for money. None of the women in my family ever finished their education, I'm the first to finish high school (they made me drop out for a few years, but I went back and got a credible hs degree online), and the first to not be married as a teenager.
I would now like to move on to college and study and begin to build a future for myself so that even if I do end up getting married, I will not be completely reliant on him. The problem is if they do allow me to go, it will have to be completely online as they will not allow me to attend university in person.
I had my sights set on psychology for a while, but when I ended up doing my research I found out that to become a licensed counselor you must get your masters and put in clinical hours, which are things I'm not sure I'll be able to do given my circumstances.
I've been trying to do my own research but I just feel very lost. I guess I'm here to hear if there are other girl like me, or if anyone knows what might be a good step to take next. I was looking at four year degrees I could get from studying online, but most of them are computer/tech related and I've never been great at that and I am not sure I would enjoy studying it.
If you've read this, thank you very much. I apologize if any of this sounds naive or incorrect, I just have no one in my life to speak to or get advice from and english is not my first language. All the love.