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You should be able to work as a freelancer until you've saved enough to go abroad. Or maybe go abroad to a low cost location (Chang Mai, ...) and freelance from there. There are a few websites that would help you find freelance (gig economy) work (15 freelance sites listed here https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245953).

If you're really, really smart you might be able to get a full college scholarship somewhere.

There's Ecole 42 in Paris (also Silicon Valley) that's tuition free. "No degrees or special skills are required to apply, and those who are accepted attend for free for three to five years. Around 80% of students get jobs before they finish the course; 100% are employed by the end." https://qz.com/1054412/a-french-billionaires-free-teacher-le.... But Ecole 42 is hard to get into. And Ecole 42 might only accept French students. (The answer is an email away.)