<p>Can your parents pay anything at all toward your education? If not, are there Abe engineering programs within commuting distance?</p>
<p>Run the Net Price Calculators at the websites of the universities you are considering. Then go to the financial aid forum and read up on that topic. Your 2011 ACT score is low. You would need at least a score of 30 to get large merit scholarships. If you think that is possible, a gap year to work, save money for college, and re-take the ACT or SAT might make sense.</p>