I really need Advice, please help

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If I had lowered the standards my parents kinda set, would I have been able to get a better deal at a state college like Texas Southern. When I was looking at colleges, I thought that since local colleges usually don’t meet 100% need that it might be more expensive. $9900 a year for tuition, room and board doesn’t seem like a lot but I understand that it’s still expensive. I ask cuz my siblings aren’t really as academically inclined as me so they aren’t likely to get merit scholarships.