Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely make a call in the future.

I'm not concerned so much with what they "think" (there a few that would probably rather not see me enter the religious life anyhow), but that it will be an occasion of "scandal" for them and that it will, in effect, cause them to further themselves even more from tradition. There have been several family members that have ended up following diverse sects and cults, and I'm worried that by entering a truly traditional seminary or monastery I would be running the risk of having traditional Catholicism grouped in, however unfairly, with those groups.

Nevertheless, don't take this as an attack - I'm open to the possibility of either a vocation to religion or to marriage and to a certain degree, am a bit scared if I do have a calling to the former.

Taking a religious vocation in traditional Catholicism cannot cause scandal in the way you are thinking any more than we can say that Jesus Caused scandal among the Jєωs.  Yet Jesus did cause scandal.  The scandal was because of the Jєωs unbelief in their own religion and the fact the Jesus confronted them with the truth of that religion.  Entering into a religious vocation with, for example, the CMRI would do the same.  Those who have the faith will not be scandalized even if they, for a time, do not understand.  Those who are scandalized simply will not accept Catholic truth no matter what you may do.

Further discussions along these lines, I think, would have to be removed to the Crisis section so I will not respond further.  

I do hope you make the call.