<prompt> Human: I have graduated high school, and I originally planned to return for an additional semester in order to apply to a more affordable university program than the ones I had gotten accepted into. Also, I planned to work and save up money during the remainder of the year.nbsp;In order to accomplish this however, I am faced with two scenarios: One, I move out on my own and I work to support myself while finishing that extra semester and working the rest of the year. The second option is to live with my parents during this time in fact this was the original plan, agreed upon by my parents.nbsp;Here are the issue with the second option and bare with me, theres a lot of backstory. My parents no longer want me to go to school. They have cited financial troubles as the reason and they want me to work full time at McDonalds so that I can support my family. Once they can find a cheaper house to move into, they want me to continue working full time as my mom would like to retire early. She has had cancer for almost two years and according to her, her job is very demanding on both her physical and mental well-being she is a dental technician. I am not denying that my family is having financial trouble. I very much believe that. However, when I inquired further, my parents have told me that according to my current lifestyle, they dont think I can make it in university - they told me that they dont want to waste money on a failed case and rather the best use I have is to enter the workplace immediately. Obviously, this is not a very good long term investment for me. My parents have told me that if I want to go to school during this time, then by all means go ahead. But again, this is obviously not feasible if Im working 40 hours a week. So it seems that option 2 is completely out of the question if I want to pursue my education. But heres the twist - theres a chance that I could beg my parents to let me go to school, promise them Ill get my act together, maybe only work part time, etc. - because I dont know to what degree our financial problems are. Basically, I dont understand their motives clearly, and theres no way to find out since their answer will always be vague. nbsp;I have to have this figured out by September. Either I start planning to move out or I figure out ways to compromise with my parents somehow.nbsp;What is the best decision to make here? Should I move out for a year before going to university? Im planning to make a separate post solely for figuring out how to finance this decision, but right now Im trying to determine whether or this is even remotely a good idea.  <response>: Go to college. Get student loans to pay for it. Live on campus. Get a part time job at the university. You are not responsible to financially support your family. They made bad decisions. You need to go to college and get a good job so you do not end up like them. 