<prompt> Human: Neither of my parents can afford to pay anything for college for me. Theres no money saved up, and apparently they dont make enough to give me anything significant to cover some costs they say that, but I dont believe them as they can pay 10kyear for my sister, but regardless, theyre giving me nothing. My grades are not good enough to get any significant scholarships or grants. I dont want to take out 50k student loans, but I dont see any other option if I want to go to college. Ive thought about going into a trade, but my parents dont really want me to do that. What are my options here, financially speaking? Would it be best for me to just not go to college?EDIT: This is kind of beyond the intended scope of this post ie, purely financial, but yes, I had wanted to become an electrician, but my parents keep telling me Im smarter than that and can do a lot more with my life. I felt like this was insulting to electricians honestly and would have just ignored it, but they also brought up the valid concern that I might have trouble with keeping a job in the winter and when the economy sucks, so I wasnt sure if that was a good option.Assistant: It depends on your degree. Go to CC for two years, get your grades up, switch to a state school, and get a good degree and it can be worth it. Why cant you go to trade school?Human: Why cant you go to trade school?Its not that I cant, my parents just arent happy with that idea. They want me to have the college experience.  <response>: Well assuming youre 18, youre an adult. Deciding your future based on what makes you parents happy, to be blunt, it a moronic idea. If you want to go to trade school, financially its likely a great idea. 