<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I am 17 years old and soon to graduate high school. I'm really worried about what I want to major in. I have my passion, but everyone is telling me to pursue something else. Let me sum up my academics first. This is going to seem like bragging, so that's why I did it on a throwaway. I honestly am just giving this information so you understand why I am being urged to not major in what I want to.

* I scored one point from a perfect score on my ACT (35/36)
* My GPA for my senior year thus far, *unweighted*, is a 98.7
* I am graduating high school with 47 college credits.
* My regents grades (NYS Standardized Testing) average out to a 98. (one of the highest in NYS)
* I was homeschooled until 9th grade and I could have graduated at 15 if I hadn't decided to go to public school.
* I love to learn in all academic areas, but I prefer to read up on my own, or collaborate with peers, rather than learning in a class with many individuals who seem to only care about getting a good grade, rather than the actual material.

Now here's my dilemma: I want to major in theatre studies. It's my passion and it always has been. I cannot see myself ever giving it up. It is completely unfathomable to myself for me to leave this avenue. I applied to four Ivy Leagues and many other high-end colleges and everyone is attempting to get me to major in pre-med or pre-law or chemical engineering. As much as I know I could excel in these areas, and that I would enjoy learning, I cannot shake off my passion for theatre. As it is, I am planning on a dual major, but even my guidance counselors at school are telling me to drop theatre studies to a minor. I'm really worried about having to give up my greatest passion. Did any of you pursue an academic field in which you had little interest in order to pursue practicality? Or did any of you pursue your passion and regret it? I'd love to hear all stories.
<bot>: I love theatre, but my academic record is causing many people to tell me to ignore that passion and pursue something much more practical. Did you ever give up a passion and regret it or did you ever pursue a passion and regret it?