No, I mean seriously, do the FAFSA thing anyway. I know it feels futile to you, but I swear to god, federal student aid is not at all like going to a bank and trying to get a car loan or something. My mother was in debt up to her eyes when she died and she was my 'primary custodian' or whatever on the FAFSA and my BFF had serious credit issues - 10s of thousands of dollars of unpaid hospital bills, collections against her for that and other things, including breaking a lease - and when she went back to college as a "non-traditional", she got mad aid. You may need a co-signer for some loans but it seems like your parents are pretty supportive and whatnot.

I know we don't even really know each other that well and I'm being all rambly and forceful about this but it's my THING - fenagling education without money, both personally and ideologically - and I just don't want you to give up before you even start, you know?