<p>jordanhemphill -</p>
<p>Every college and university website has a Net Price Calculator. Ask your parents to help you run the NPCs at the websites of the places you are applying to. Then talk with them about just exactly where the money might come from to cover the cost of your education. </p>
<p>If the truth is that your parents don’t have any money available to help you pay for your education, and that they have been hoping that if you didn’t include their figures when you file FAFSA you would be able to get more money, then it is time to accept that they can’t help you much (if at all). Lots of families are in that situation, which is why nationwide most students commute to a local CC or four-year institution while working at least part-time. If all your parents can do is offer you a place to live and three meals a day while you commute to school, you will still be saving a significant amount of money.</p>