Not at all, you can use financial aid and student loans for living expenses and it's incredibly common to do so. How else would you pay rent and buy food if you

Not at all, you can use financial aid and student loans for living expenses and it's incredibly common to do so. How else would you pay rent and buy food if you are a full time student? Part time jobs usually don't pay nearly enough to cover all living expenses and many full time students don't work part time jobs at all. If you're wondering how this works, financial aid and student loans are distributed to your school, tuition and fees are paid, and then you request the school distributes the rest to your bank account. I did this is college, it's totally and completely normal. No everyone's parents are willing and able to just pay for their kids living expenses.