Too poor for college, too rich for financial aid?

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I'm in my senior year of high school and will be completing this November. Now, my father works at a university and is expecting me to attend the university he works at, but that's not going to happen due to the fact that I want to pursue either a Bachelor of Psychology or a BBA in Marketing.The problem lies here though; it's a public university and does not offer BBA(nor does any other public institution in the country) and they've rejected me for Psychology and so have other institutions but the only 2 private institutions which offer the BBA degree have accepted me.. however, my dad complains about how he will not be able to pay the tuition since my mom doesn't work. If I were to attend a public university, they would help him pay but will not pay for a private college.
We don't qualify for financial aid but he really can't afford to pay out of his own pocket.

Is there anything I can possibly do about this situation?

? · Answer

There are tons of public universities that offer BBA.  Thousands.  Such as:
http://undergrad.business.uconn.edu/majors/business-administration/.
https://haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/

Pick a school.  Look up the BBA course requirements.  Then go to your dad's school where you get reduced tuition as family.  Take only courses that will meet GenEd requirements or transfer major requirements for your intended school.  Don't even bother to declare a major.  After a year, you're now an independent student.  You will qualify for all sorts of grants and financial aid.  Transfer to whatever school you want.

Jerry · Answer

Work your way through.  It's way more expensive than when I went, but I worked full time and went to school full time.  Difficult? Yes!  Impossible? NO!

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Too poor for college, too rich for financial aid?

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