Advice on how to plan to pay for college?

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I think I'm a bit too naive at this. I feel like I'm missing the point somewhere, but anyway I'm transferring to a WA CC this Fall from Guam.

Here is my list of expenses and income (I don't know if it's understandable. I divided it into per quarter, per month, and per weekly basis): http://i.imgur.com/pt65XlT.png Plane ticket and airport pick-up is covered by my parents, but the rest is up to me. I allocated my scholarship fund to pay for 5 credits (1 class at my CC) for Fall 2015.

I'm using YNAB to budget right now and it looks like this: 
http://i.imgur.com/nw2zQg7.png  Although I am not sure if I am budgeting correctly.

So help me wise ol' Reddit. Am I overreaching? Should I budget more? Get a PT job?

Edit: Of course, I have saved money in the bank (around $1.2K), but I want to touch that last.

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I would really recommend using this website for scholarships (not awarded through your high school/college)

https://www.collegexpress.com/reg/ref/cien9hk8gd0k04185a81spy48/

I've used it to find tons of scholarships. (As a side note, I have won 3 $500 scholarships from this website and all were confirmed real)

It's really cool because you can search for scholarships by category (like your major, college you are attending, race, religion, any sports you play) and it will find scholarships for you. 
You can also use academic scores like GPA, SAT scores, ACT scores, etc. 
Another option is you can enter keywords, for example, if you are adopted or your parents are divorced or any other special circumstances.

Hope I could help and good luck! :)

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