Is this a case of your parents not wanting to contribute toward your college costs, or not toward tuition but okay toward room/board (since you’d eat at home, too…), or a case or your parents willing to contribute but completely tapped out financially and unable to?
Run some NPCs - I suggest Colby, Macalester, Brown, and your state flagship. What are the results?
You found this website and all the adults here will help you. 