<p>My parents make plenty but I’d rather them not have to pay for my college. They could definitely pay some, but not $20,000+ a year</p>
<p>Well, it’s almost unrealistic to expect that they not pay anything unless you’re willing to either commute to a local school or go to a school that you’ve never heard of (and likely few others have either). </p>
<p>You can test again, but even with a 30, you’d be hard pressed to find a “free ride” at a school that you’ve heard of. </p>
<p>Just to give you an example. Bama is a mid-tier univ. Bama is SUPER generous with merit aid…beyond what most colleges will do. It is not highly ranked (about 78ish). With an ACT 28, you’d hardly get any money…maybe $3500 per year. With a 29, you’d get half tuition. With a 30, you’d get 2/3 tuition scholarship. Even with an ACT 30 and 2/3 tuition scholarship, you’d still have to pay about $20k per year. </p>
<p>So, you can see that getting a full ride at a school that you’ve heard about would be very hard.</p>
<p>Mizzou is known for Journalism, but even there you wouldn’t get that much. Not even full tuiton. Maybe you’d get a few thousand per year. </p>
<p>I think you need to come to terms with having your parents pay SOME. Find out how much they WILL pay.</p>
<p>Why don’t you want them to pay some???</p>