<prompt> Human: Since I graduated high school in 2010, Ive been going on and off to a community college getting my prereqs and general eds out of the way.Neither of my parents work, or have for quite some time. My father is on disability, and my mother in all honesty, suffers from severe drug problems and cant hold a job. I have more money to my name then they do combined.Because of this, my community colleges tuition has been entirely by Pell grants and I have no debt.I work, but only part time, and havent been the most financially responsible. I had about 1k in savings but in the last few months Ive had to dip into it, and Im currently sitting at about 600.I bring in 600 a month, with 400 going immediately to bills. I still live with my mother so rent is cheap. Problem is, in January, Im moving away to finally attend a university. The annual cost of livingattendance there is 28k, probably a little cheaper considering Ill be getting an apartment instead of living on campus. Im hoping that financial aid, grants and loans alike will cover a large portion of that, but Im not sure how Im going to pay for anything other than tuition alone. Im afraid Ill be to broke to eat. My job will transfer to this new town, but my hours will be drastically cut.My extended family has been very very gracious and pooled together around 10k to help with school. That is about the cost of one years tuition, but even with that padding I feel so lost.Does anyone have any suggestions, or rules, or whatever that could help me figure this all out? I still have a few months to save, but even paying 200 for my admissions acceptance seems so expensive.Edit: I bolded what I thought was the most important informationEdit2: Improper use of an in title. Damn.Assistant: Congrats on getting thus far.Get into contact with the financial aid office at your university now, and start talking to them about what kind of grants, loans, and scholarships are available.You are going to need the 28k per year, and you cant be worried about money every waking minute, because it will distract you from doing well in your courses, projects, paid internships, etc.This is off topic, but I urge you to get a valuable degree !!! Do not go into debt and get out without a good chance at making a solid income. Seriously look at your career choice and go to glassdoor.com and check how much money is involved, and what cities those jobs are in.This website was not available when I was choosing careers. Lucky for me, my dad gave me a talk as I was picking majors, and told me be practical. I am just barely able to support my family of 4 living in San Francisco in a decent 2 bedroom apartment on my income alone, wife stays home with kids, and we can eat well and go on vacation every year. At the same time we are able to save and invest for the future. This is because I chose a hot field, that I also like. I am not saying forget your dreams, just dont set yourself up for failure...Human: The degree in particular is Philosophy, Political Science and Economics.My aunt is a lobbyist in the state capital, works with Senators and the like and is certain she would hook me up with summer jobs at law firms. Which is also what I want to do.I know people advise against law school, treat it like a plague even. Im not too hot at math, and sciences escape me. Government, and policy is what drives me. I love it. Everyone tells me Im making a mistake though, which adds to the fright.  <response>: Im not too hot at math, and sciences escape me. Government, and policy is what drives me. I love it. ... aaand this is why we have so many idiotic policies and laws related to technology.The degree youre getting is quite literally worthless on its own. It doesnt directly qualify you to do anything. No one will hire you specifically for the content of the degree. It will cover some basic researching and argument development, so youll be able to form opinions based on research and argue for or against positions intelligently. These are very good skills, but you can get them from practically any college degree, or with worklife experience in the right jobs.Everything about your future success revolves around networking. Internships for law firms, or policy centers, or politicians, whatever. Thats how you get into a good job in the area youre interested in.Before I get flak for this about how networking is essential for all graduates ... there are levels of importance. If you go to culinary school you can get employed as a chefcook doing what you went to school for. Contacts and networking get you better jobs, but your degree is what explicitly qualifies you for the positions in the first place. Same with a trades or technician degree. Science and engineering is a little more in the middle though, since a lot of the best positions are filled internally or directly by the group lead, well before the openings even get posted as open. 