<p>Alright so a while back I had a thread somewhat like this and everyone provided reallyy great advice. I'll try to explain the situation.</p>
<p>First of all, I'm a senior in high school, with pretty good grades and test scores. My parents are incredibly strict and I don't get along with them at all. They would not let me apply and or pay for anything that was not my state school (good sizeable income that doesn't qualify for any finaid ) I'm completely fine with going to my state school because I really do like it, on one condition. I live in a dorm. Because honestly if you knew my Mom you'd want to go live in Canada. Or anywhere basically. </p>
<p>This last summer my parents also started threatening not paying the tuition to even my state school if I didn't live at home. I'm not sure the exact reason why they don't want me to live there.....but whatever the reason, they are adamantly against it. So now we had a conflict of interest. Through the advice of fellow CCers I found out about the full rides some Southern schools offer. Sometime during this time my parents said that as long as I got a big enough scholarship to cover the dorm I could live there (and they'd just pay regular tuition). Anyway, I really wanted to apply to a lot of schools, but I got into a car crash that drained ALL my savings, so I only applied to three schools (UMinn, UPitt, and Troy U in AL) I received a full ride from Troy, and full tuition from Pitt (but this last one doesn't matter anymore). </p>
<p>Here's my problem. My parents are once again saying they won't pay tuition if I don't live at home. Now it's apparently because we have less money with the economy (which is sort of BS because they're willing to pay my stepsister's tuition, and I know it's just a way to guilt me) I can't describe to you guys the want I have to leave for college, it's pretty much all I think about anymore. I count the months, and days, and minutes, not to mention obsessively stalk my mailbox for the UMN scholarship letter. </p>
<p>But say it's not enough (I know it won't be, I'm not THAT brilliant) What should I do? And honestly, living at home isn't an option at all. Right now I'm thinking that I'll just have to go to Troy, but I want to go to pharmacy school and I feel like it's not going to prepare me for it at all. But of course I really appreciate even having that option so I'm grateful. But the point is, does anyone else have any ideas about what I could do? Can I somehow convince my parents? Am I just being an ungrateful spoiled brat? Argh. Please help.</p>