Yes, if you're Donald Trump or Bill Gates.

Can you afford NOT to go to college? The answer to your question is 'yes'. If your marks are not good enough for a scholarship, connect with any colleges of interest to you and ask re: available bursaries/scholarships which aren't about academic excellence. Many service organizations/businesses/individuals donate money to a college or university with specific criteria to be given to a qualified student. Register for college.....consult with a guidance person there. Choose your goal...you can a) attend part-time and work full-time B) attend full-time and work part-time c) take a student loan and attend college full-time. I was a single mother and was sick of working for low pay. I obtained a 4 year degree in 3 years by attending summer classes. I got a student loan, worked part-time on campus and did it. Not easy...but I kept saying to myself "In 4 years I will be 4 years older. With a degree - or without. My choice" The thought of going back to shit jobs kept me going. YOU CAN DO IT!

Yes- if you do what I'm doing- which is go to community college. You can transfer not only your sat scores and gpa but also take gen ed at community college so don't have to spend money at a four year college for classes you could take else where. there tons of advantages to doing it this way- I don't know why more people don't do it.

Yes. Take out serious loans if you have to. The way i figure it, i am now first year out of school and making 60K,($30/hour or $240/day) which is probably double the salary if i hadn't gone to college. Not to mention in 5 to 10 years my salary will be more like 90K-100K. Which is probably triple if i hadn't gone. And in 10 to 20 years it will be more like 120K+. Get my point. So even if i had to take out 200K in loans it would still be worth it and i could have them paid off within like 7 years. Plus i did well in undergrad and got a full ride for a masters degree, which is basically free money and education. Though my degrees are in engineering and the starting salary is almost twice that compared to a lot of the other majors, the same idea applies. Now my employeer is paying for me to get a second masters degree (MBA). So that initial expense in my undergrad education has indirectly gotten me two free masters degrees, which will send the return on my initial college investment through the roof. Be careful though, college is only affordable if when you get out your are able to secure that high paying job. Basic idea is, don't get a degree in history, English, music, art, etc. Those degrees are very expensive pieces of paper that have no value what so ever. Look at college like an investment, and select an major based on your assessment of that investment. It would be silly to dump all of your money into stocks that were just about to go under for good wouldn't it. Then why major in something that doesn't return on your investment. I know people say follow your heart and what you love to do, but being realistic puts food on your table and a roof over your head.