What do I do after high school?
I'm currently in the twelfth grade. I've been extremely stressed out lately over what I'm going to do after I graduate. I'm not too sure what I want to do with my life yet, but I do know that I want to get an education in something like biology/horticulture/botany/environmental science. The thing is, I don't think I'll be able to afford college and I'm not sure if I even want to go. Some people tell me that a bachelor's degree is worth nothing and that most people never use it anyway. I don't know if I want to go to college, waste my youth, and go into debt wishing I had done something else.
I haven't done anything extraordinary and I'm an average student. I don't have perfect grades, I don't do athletics, and I'm not in the student government at our school. I am in band though, and I've done extremely well at the flute (I've made the all state band). I'm not sure if that is enough for me to receive any scholarships, especially since I don't want to major in music or anything. My parents make a good living as well, but they've made it clear to me that I'm going to be on my own for college and that they won't help me out if I ever need it.
I've received an A+ scholarship where I do 50 hours of community service in order to get 2 free years at community college. This seems like a good idea, but the problem is that my dad doesn't want me to live at home. He thinks that I need to leave in order to heal my relationship with my mom (I agree with this). I'm not sure if I could stomach living in my house for two more years. I've thought about getting an apartment, but I'm not too sure if I'll be able to afford it while only making $9.50 an hour. I also don't even know how I'd find a roommate.
I'm aware that I'm only 17, but the stress has been giving me quite the existential crisis. I feel like my life is going by too fast, and the decision I make now will affect my future forever. I've always dreamed of living/travelling somewhere like Utah or Nevada, or possibly by the coast. But I just don't know if I'll be able to do that if I make the wrong decision now.
Anyway, I wanted to see if anyone had any other possible ideas of what I could do to help me make a decision? If there are other options besides college