<p>I think you get your parents involved. It could start with as simple a statement as “I want to start researching colleges but I don’t know what kind of budget you have, can you help.” And agree with Calmom, very few families plan on paying for grad schools, but I’m guessing if you start the discussion with your parents they will lay it out for you. </p>
<p>TrueLove, there are some parents that do not pay for their kids college and some parents that do and many families piece it together where the kids contribute some and the family contributes some. Every family is different. Generally parents that do pay don’t do it because they feel obligated, they pay because they, personally, feel it’s the right thing to do and they want to. There is no right or wrong answer.</p>