If your parents want you to pay for part of your college expenses and allowed you to choose a college that doesn’t offer merit you still have a couple of options. If you’re a US citizen you can take the federal student loan. It totals $27k over 4 years ($5500, $6500, $7500, $7500). Many students also work. You can probably earn $3k/year just by working in the summer. If you work during winter break you can earn more. That gives you a contribution of ~$10k/year.
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