Student Financial Aid

its early to be thinking about this, im a freshman in high school, but i really want to be able to go to a good college and have a successful career after that. i am fairly confident i could keep up a 4.0 gpa and do well on the act/sat's. my parents would pay for 4 years of college, but i want to be a dentist, which is more than 4 years. i go to a small school, about 175-200 students in a graduating class.i am in 2 sports and am planning on doing science olympiad this year. what are some more things i could do that could get me more attention from scholarships or even a full ride. my parents are both employed with full time jobs hahaha, thanks for the honesty

I'm in my first semester at community college and i have 5 classes. It's way to much for me and i know i can't handle all of them. I went to financial aid and they said i would have to pay 50% if i drop out of a class(i want to drop 2). I don't have the money to pay it. So i was wondering if a teacher drops me will i have to pay any money?

Has anyone tried this? What was the outcome? Will it possibly lower my payments, is there a possibility it could make them even higher? What is the difference between this and the Income Sensitive Repayment? Which would you advise, if either?

I need a professional camera for college, but there is no way I can afford one. How much can you apply for? cameras don't come cheap D;

I was awarded a full Pell Grant for $5,550. My questions are this: Is that just for 1 semester or a whole year? Also, do I have to re-apply every semester? One more thing: will the college put that full amount into their fund or will they only award enough to cover college expenses, as $5,550 is way more than I need for a semester. Thanks in advance!