<p>As a fellow Minnesotan, I’d say you’re very close to being a National Merit Semifinalist. If the cutoff happened to drop down a couple of points this year, you’d be golden. If you were to get NMSF status, a variety of colleges will send you mail offering full rides. Some I remember are: U of Texas, U of Oklahoma, U of Southern Florida (or maybe it was Central), South Dakota something or other, Hamline (if you wanted smaller), and many others. </p>
<p>Otherwise, I would seriously considering sitting down with your parents and explaining to them how they are screwing you over.</p>
<p>It’s not impossible to do what you are doing, it will just take a lot of work. You also may want to look for colleges that include travel costs, and even stipends in their offers. Will your parents pay traveling fees?</p>