Hot take, if you aren't getting at least half of your degree paid for by something/someone else, you're either too retarded for college or too lazy for college.
There are endless opportunities for scholarships throughout school, whether they be academic, sports, or extracurricular. That being the case, we can just say "well those are competitive, not every kid can get one of those, etc".
Well then there's FAFSA, online scholarships, work programs, the military, hell McDonalds will pay for college these days.
It's just that there are so many things out there giving money for school you've got to actually be a retarded or lazy piece of shit not to find something.
And to anybody who wants to act like it isn't that easy, I got a full ride for my Bachelors entirely covered by a scholarship for minorities. I'm not a minority, and I half assed the application.