<p>Good advice here. Frankly I would go for the Louisiana Tech so that you don’t need dime one from dear old dad. Ever. I would apply to Alabama, UTDallas and UKentucky which I believe also have great scholarships. </p>
<p>The military isn’t for everyone. You should definitely not do ROTC if you are not interested in the military. </p>
<p>Take the maximum student loan anyway as a safety net because becoming financially independent while you’re a full-time student is flying pretty close to the sun and having access to those resources in an emergency is valuable.</p>