<p>You can reduce your choices by looking primarily at colleges in the South and in the upper Midwest (where it’s very cold), likely to be the only ones where living costs will be below 10,000. Ampng those, cut the strongly Christian schools if you’re not Christian.
Add schools where you have a good shot at merit scholarships - Truman State, Howard, for instance.
For Howard, it’s first-come/first-served, so you should apply this week! With that score, you could get a full ride + (tuition, room&board, money for books and a laptop). But these scholarships go fast: apply right away!
Add Berea, obviously.
You may have a shot at South Dakota School of Mines - I don’t know whether you’d qualify for a merit scholarship that would bring costs down to what you can afford, but you can apply and see.
What does that list look like?</p>