>>60630859It really is fucked here and people don't know shit. Boomer dads think they're right about everything, especially after they have one rodeo. You can go to any college and get any job basically if you play your cards right. You don't even have to go if you lie. Just don't have like your family ruin your whole finances before you even have a chance. But for real unless your parents are paying, or you go free, you might not want to go. If you can't get a scholarship you're obviously not the brightest so yeah.
But so here is how to cut costs. Some schools have better scholarships, but you have to research. Sometimes all you need is a 3.0 and a 32 on the act. Then there's financial assistance. Good schools are need blind so it is possible to get accepted and they are also full need so if you're EFC on your FAFSA is zero (and yes you can use your poor parents info) they will cover you. But also if you get a full ride scholarship, it may leave you with getting cash money to go to school or they will cancel out. If it cancels out and you still need some money for something you can take out a private loan which to my knowledge you can declare bankruptcy on.
Also you can go to school out of state. You just need to move there first, get legal residency in the state, and then go to school, so you get in state tuition. Also there are online and satellite branches that are cheaper and have guaranteed credit whatever. Also there are two year schools where if you complete you are automatically accepted into the bigger better four year state university.