Re money:
Until you have solid numbers from your parents, don’t make any assumptions about that. Even if they look to have scads of spare change, they might not have anything specifically in college savings for you, which means that a job loss or illness or windstorm that takes the roof off the house can drastically change the money side of things.
Except for places that offer automatic scholarships for grades/test scores, don’t assume anything about your ability to get a scholarship for grades. That varies widely, and wildly from one place to another and can change drastically from one year to the next at any given college or university.