Another vote for prepping hard for the PSAT. If you can make National Merit Finalist, you’ll have several full rides in your back pocket. True, they won’t be Ivies, but they’ll give you options if anything goes pear-shaped with athletic recruiting.
Prep as if for the SAT. Use Erica Meltzer’s books for ERBW, PWN the SAT for Math and supplement with Khan Academy if you need to.
@thumper1 - Not sure you read my post closely, but I advised the OP to work things out with family. I also said that the desire for financial independence from one’s family, in order to to obtain financial aid from a college, was not a sound reason to pursue legal emancipation.
I remember that story @happymomof1 . User name had something to do with hammer throwing? I also thought it was suspect as the poster talked about emailing the president of one of the ivies and getting an answer?
@ordinarylives - It was a pretty wild thread!
I am pretty confident that if I emailed any president of an Ivy League college I would get a response. These folks are public figures who employ professionals to manage their social media and digital communications and are experts at responding to their mail.
But I don’t believe the response would be “we are giving you a free ride even though you don’t qualify for need-based aid”.
First, as others have said, the answer is no – you cannot just emancipate yourself from your parents so you can get a big scholarship. And what you parents say now may change between now and the time you start college if they see you continuing to work hard and achieve. And are your parents paying for your prep school, giving you a home, helping with expenses now?
Second, you seem to be a sophomore. It is too early to even think about playing for an Ivy level school or even attending an Ivy type school. You just have one full year of a GPA and no standardized testing. And it has yet to be seen if your athletics will progress to where it can translate into athletic recruitment offers.
Third, if you turn out to be an exceptional student and an exceptional athlete you can seek out opportunities where you might get athletic scholarships. Some fine schools (such as Patriot League) give some football scholarships.
There is a way to get nearly a full ride to college. Its called the Post 9/11 GI Bill. You will get enough money to cover tuition at a public college in state. Plus you’ll get a housing allowance. The downside is that you’ll have to enlist in the military.
The other option is to join ROTC or try to get recruited at one of the service academies (West Point, Annapolis, etc).
The military is not a scholarship service.
You do NOT go into ROTC for the (potential) scholarship.
@sgopal2, Seconding what Romani stated so well. The armed forces aren’t a scholarship service. The military should only be pursued by those who actively want that type of career.
Hope you don’t mind the plagiarism, @austinmshauri Couldn’t remember who said it originally 
Not at all, @romanigypsyeyes. It can’t be said enough.
Not that I know of, and if they’re unwilling to pay for your school, like most of us, you have to make trade-offs. It’s just life. If you can get into Harvard, you can get a scholarship. Why pay more for a bachelors degree? In the professional world, a bachelors from Harvard is worth exactly the same as North Texas, and will get squashed by a master’s degree.
Sounds like your parents want what’s best for you. Grab a pen, paper, and a calculator and I’m sure your parents will help you come up with the best solution. That’s what they’re there for.
Your blanket statements are extremely misleading and absolutely wrong.