OP is a US citizen currently living outside the US.
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But, absent pretty much a full ride, seems stuck with the most of the same options as internationals given the seemingly absolute lack of support from their father to help pay for their higher education. It sounds like they have spent a total of 7 months, in 9th grade, in the US so far. There doesnât seem to be any support network or fallback option etc that most US citizens, even those who have been living abroad, would have.
I mean, obviously the student knows themselves and their circumstances best, but I find it hard to think that working minimum wage to sustain yourself through CC for a couple of years hoping to find the funds to transfer later - in a country that you donât really know and when you donât know anyone around you - is a better option than attending good undergrad in your country of current residence.
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I agree 
wrt working and not knowing anyoneâŠ
Especially with a very high SAT score that can be quite valuable at a 4-year college.
I think the only way is to find meet need colleges that will consider the mother the custodial parent (if there was a divorce and the mother has legal custody.) I donât know if itâs possible but itâs worth trying to figure out.
The fact op is a US citizen would matter since the FA pool is different and much better for US citizens due to their right to federal aid.
A college that offers merit and need based aid may offer enough FA. I know Kalamazoo offered a near full ride if you include loans to a student with a complicated situation. Womenâs colleges may.
OP may also leverage her SAT score for merit scholarships in her fatherâs home state.
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