<p>I am a current student at the U of C. I work in admissions, giving tours and working on PSAC and such, and believe me when I say my biggest qualms (and those of everyone) about UChicago is the cost/****ty finaid. It should be helped by the awesome donation we just received, but the financial aid office needs a serious revamp, asap.</p>
<p>For example, out of 20-some-odd scholarships I received from outside sources, finaid lost 12. 12!!! And had I not been very on top of the Bursar’s Office AND Finaid, no one would have caught it and this is simply unacceptable. The office is, as you said, unhelpful and ornery. One of my many plans for the summer includes drafting an official complaint to file with the dean.</p>
<p>Other than that, this place rocks. Straight up.</p>