<p>Wowser you have some expensive colleges on that list plus a bunch that are clear across the country from where you are and one in Europe! Now is not the time to establish your ideological separation from your parents with a wish list like this. Figure out what your priorities are. If in fact, it’s going it alone then you need to rethink your strategy. Kids that go it alone, and many do for a wide variety of reasons, do not consider expensive schools, do not consider schools on the other side of the country (or my gosh in Europe)…and unfortunately in the absence of a tuition fairy you’re probably going to have to do two years in a CC and transfer for your degree. You can do all this is California alot easier than other states. Sorry kiddo, but you need to seriously rethink your strategy one way or the other and make some decisions about priorities. And I apologize for being snarky…but don’t a huge number of people in California speak Spanish…surely you can pick up magazines in Spanish, download books in Spanish and find people to converse with??? Plus you’re going to need a summer job if you’re going it alone.</p>