Hi everyone,
What advice would you give a HS senior in US about to decide on and/or enter college ?
yes you should go to college. There are more opportunities when you are a degree holder.
Yeah i know that but Americans gaining a loan in college is big problem

I'm not lucky
This is the issue, if you cannot go to college without getting into debt, then I suggest to you that you find a job for a year, save every single penny and see if now you can attend the cheapest college that you can, get a useful degree something that has job prospect and keep working in your free time, maybe even earning bitcoin, and get a job during your vacations, if you do that you will have low or no debt and will be ready to make your life a success.