My mom works in education and my parents are divorced, so I bought a degree from a lower-tier state school with loans. I still had to list both parents on my FAFSA and couldn&#x27;t qualify for any need-based anything.<p>Basically I ended up paying more for a less valuable piece of paper. Because my chosen school sucked it was really hard to find a job. I&#x27;m only where I&#x27;m at because I&#x27;m lucky, and I don&#x27;t think many people in my situation would have had similar success.