Neither of those schools guarantees to meet full need for all accepted students. As a low income student, you will get the $5900 Pell Grant…and a $5500 Direct Loan…those are the only guarantees.
Syracuse costs well over $60,000 a year.
Where is the money coming from to pay for the amount that Syracuse doesn’t give you…or are you counting on getting a full need award. Don’t.
Illinois Institute of Technology also costs $60,000 a year for OOS students. I can’t imagine this school will award an OOS student a HUGE need based award.
You need to see your full financial aid packages from these two colleges. Until you do…it’s a shot in the dark as to whether they will be affordable…or not.
You need a plan B in case these are not affordable.