<prompt> Human: Hi, as I stated in the title, Im 19 years old and desperately need help as to what do to in my situation. I got accepted to Purdue University but the tuition is astronomical and Im still waiting to hear from VCU and will be starting in the Spring Semester 2015.My parents are essentially kicking me out of the house clearly stating that Im on my own now and Ive really only got about 1000 in my bank account. I dont know what to do or even where to begin or how to handle any of the things being thrown at me right now.Assistant: My advice, go to a community college where tuition is only about 300 or less per class and heres why. 1 youll probably change your major multiple time, everyone I know has including myself. 2 jobs in the future dont really care where you got your degree as long as you have one. 3 youll be able to maintain school and a job without have to be in debt for the rest of your life because lets face it, debt is the worst. Human: Honestly, at this point, the least of my problems is the debt Ill be accumulating. Its just the fact of how to proceed from where I am now.  <response>: The debt might not seem like a problem, but the choices you make now will set you up for potential comfortmisery later. Its easy to say Ill deal with the debt later, but its a very different experience on the other side of things - once you have the pressure and have to alter your lifestyle and decisions based on the debt. Community college for the first few years is a GREAT idea. Perdue is no different than other schools when it comes to transferring from a community college. Remember what you are actually purchasing. Its nice to have a brand name Perdue on your diploma, but nobody is going to ask if you went to community college first. Its kind of like wearing a 2000 suit with a 4 Fruit of the Loom undershirt as the first layer. NOBODY is ever going to careask you about what kind of undershirt youre wearing. Youre going to be VERY comfortable in that Fruit of the Loom shirt. Of course, you COULD have bought a Kanye West brand undershirt for 120, but whats the point? 