<prompt> Human: Hey everyone.I didnt do as well as I could have this semester and my parents are going to cut me off financially. I go to a SUNY State University of New York school at Plattsburgh.Each semester costs about 3,300 tuition. I am living in an apartment that costs about 2500 per semester. So I essentially need 5,800 per semester. What the actual fuck.Im 20 and clueless. Im going for a degree in Mechanical Engineering and I refuse to give up now. Ive only got 3 more years before I can enter the workforce for real.I have a summer job at a supermarket and make 10hour, full time. Ill be working there until the end of August. Thats 7200, but I will probably only have about 6000 due to weeks off and enjoyment to go to school with. Im looking at needing about a 5,000-6,000 student loan every year. Also, I have no need for community college as Ive already got my genEds done and am taking all my higher up STEM classes now.So what can I do about this?EDIT Thanks for all the responses and advice. I had to change what I needed because being as unknowledgable about this as I am I put the wrong tuition on the post originally. And now Ill need a lot less money.  <response>: You can work and go to school at the same time. Not even a ton, but at least enough that youre not taking student loans out to cover food and housing. 3000 a semester is 600month-ish. You can easily make 150wk with workable hours with full time classes. I work full time and go to school full time, but I babysit for a living so I can do homework about 14 of the time that Im working.If your parents are cutting you off completely, you need to make them aware that they should not be claiming you on their taxes. If they continue to claim you as a dependent, you will lose all opportunities for federal financial aid at least as far as I know. someone mentioned a situation waiver and Im not too familiar with that, but look in to it.And realize this: you can have fun with money now, but somehow youre going to pay for it later. Anything you can save towards your education now will mean way less loans in the future. Dont be one of those kids that signs loan after loan and then adds it all up after graduation and wants to flee the country. Be responsible about what you borrow; dont take ANY more than you need. And best of luck! Do your best the next couple semesters and they might come around anyways, at least a little. If you can pull straight As and work a bit, they might be willing to help with some of it. They dont want you to fail, and theyre disappointed that theyre giving you so many resources and youre not using them to your full advantage I had my mother do the same thing to me, and it took me almost 3 years to get back into school because I couldnt afford it. Im not going to do a TLDR because I think you should read it all. 