<p>my parents dont have money to pay for college and i do not want to go instate because either the colleges are amazing and i have no chance or they are terrible schools, they are few private ones instate i do have intrest it. So how can i go to college without any money? give me ideas besides scholarships. I have heard about students loans but i want that to be plan C. thank you!</p>
<p>Realistically, you cannot go out of state for college with no money, especially if you are not a merit scholarship type of student. Your realistic options are to go to community college or local 4 year college while working and living at home, or wait till you are 23/24 so you can file FAFSA on your own and qualify for a good aid package somewhere else. Working for those 5-6 years would also help, if you can live at home and save up.</p>
<p>This all assumes your parents currently make enough that you won’t qualify for enough grant aid in your current situation. </p>
<p>The military is another option. </p>
<p>Use the net price calculators for all colleges you are interested in, assuming you have access to your parents’ financials and tax returns. Sometimes the results are surprising. </p>
<p>Loans won’t help you much, since subsidized ones are limited to around $6k/yr, and you would need a cosigner for any more than that. Plus, excessive loans (total more than $30k) would cripple most young adults financially.</p>
<p>my parents are divorced and if i was to go instate which their are all bad schools i could go free because of my parent low income, does parents income have any thing to do with out of state?</p>
<p>If you qualify for need based aid and have great credential, many private school offer good FA. Also, if you are a NMF, many schools offer free full rides.</p>
<p>Most publics do not give substantial grant aid to out of state students. They accept out of state students at higher tuition prices to bolster their budgets. </p>
<p>Private colleges that meet full need would be a good option. Just run the net price calculator before falling in love ;).</p>