<p>My first question is…</p>
<p>If your parents won’t pay for apps, then are they likely to pay for your college education?</p>
<p>If your parents will pay for your education, I would do this…</p>
<p>Sit down and ask your parents if they will pay for 3-4 applications. If they still refuse, ask them to loan you the money and then pay them back out of the checks you’ll get for birthday, Christmas/holiday, and graduation gifts. </p>
<p>Frankly, any parent that expects their kid to pay for all of his applications out of a measly paycheck is likely to be very unreasonable about how much he expects you to financially contribute to your college costs.</p>