Go to your cheapest option that you can afford. Maybe you can get a roommate to be able to afford an apt. That might help your dog situation. Do whatever is your cheapest option if you can get everything covered with room /board. Then try for any scholarships you can. Work the summer and make what you can to save. Doing work study doesn’t have to be a lot either. All schools I know will work with you with your school schedule. Find a work study job that you work less then 10 hours a week. Most you would work like a 3 hour shift. Do one shift for now and see how it goes. Look at it as something to do for social reasons. My daughter is a junior transfer and is doing barista work on the school cafe. She is meeting a lot of students by making their latte /coffees. She just works enough for spending money and to get away from studying.
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