If you can withstand the work of college you won’t have the grit needed to be successful. Pick up a trade and start an apprenticeship.

Decline both unless you live somewhere with a lot of potholes.

Higher mileage is not always best. The high mileage tires often have less grip. Anything 50-65k miles is fine. Check out the Michelin Crossclimate 2 tires. Great reviews, long life, and not too expensive.

FYI discount tire will match discount tire direct prices. Sometimes you can save even a little more.

Go lay on a Purple first. They are pretty weird.

I generally buy $180 tires. $100 tires are pretty darn cheap. Wouldn’t trust $50 tires at all.

There is a significant traction difference between cheap tires and good tires especially in the wet.

Which they most likely had to do.