<p>Murphy600 and cptofthehouse, it was not in my intent to come across as ungrateful to the University. I am VERY appreciative for what they’ve given me, and how they’ve been such a pleasure to work with. I don’t want to go into huge detail, but my mother just graduated 2 months ago, and is set to begin paying back the money she borrowed to complete her degree…a LOT of money. On paper, our EFC seems on point with her AGI, but I have siblings, and she has student loans, so it’s not as “cut and dry” as it seems. Things would be extremely tight. I don’t have any expectations for the appeal because I know they’re not obligated to give me any more than they already have, which is why I’m preparing for what seems to be “the worst case scenario”.</p>
<p>As far as basing a decision on something as indefinite as law school,
I’m actually quite sure that I will be attending. Years of debate and mock trial can attribute to that, but I am aware that there’s a possibility that I may change my mind. That possibility is slim though, so I have to make my decisions on what I feel is as close to concrete as possible (for now!)</p>
<p>Gravitas2, UChicago’s intellectual atmosphere is so enticing. I sat in on a class during my visit, and ended up spending 30 minutes after class speaking with the professor about Tort Law. I walked around campus with another admitted student for an hour, just sipping coffee and having a civil conversation about drone strikes and Pakistan. I loved it. I’ve never free enough to proudly showcase my intellectuality, but I did here. </p>
<p>But now after hearing that $18k isn’t too large of a sum, I feel a bit more relieved in my decision to choose UChicago. Maybe I’d be able to make a connection and find a summer job during my collegiate career which would end up lowering the overall amount?</p>