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Deductions & credits
There is a detailed worksheet in publication 501 you may want to review. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
For purposes of the definition of a "qualifying child" dependent, scholarships don't count as support you provide yourself. That tends to make it more difficult for a college student to be able to claim to provide more than half their support. Money you earn or borrow in your own name counts as support you provide yourself, but your parents could arguably claim a portion of their household expenses for the entire year as support, since they maintain a home for you the entire year even if you are away most of it. You may want to use the worksheet provided.
I can't give any better opinion than I already stated. Most importantly, you and your parents need to be on the same page, because if you disagree (they claim you and you state you can't be claimed) then both of you will be investigated and have to provide detailed financial and living information to prove your case. As long as you and your parents are in agreement (to claim or not to claim), it is not likely the IRS will ever question either way.