Looking for College Recommendations for Computer Science

mom2collegekids
Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:50:13 +0000

My kid’s friend from CA is going to attend UIUC, I believe he must have received some need-based aid. So if you need aid, UIUC is a good choice. From my googling, 69% percent receives aid.

that 69% stat is meaningless for an OOS student. 69% may have received some aid, but what aid was it? A stafford loan?

and, any stat that lists % of need met is also meaningless for OOS students. The stat only includes those who ENROLLED…and of course, it’s mostly instate kids who have lower COAs. It doesn’t include the many OOS kids who applied, got lousy FA pkgs, and didn’t enroll.

I suspect that many of the OOS kids at UIUC are either full pay, near-full pay, or got some rare scholarship…maybe a female in engineering scholarship.

UIUC would not be a great place for someone with need and is OOS. Heck, it’s not great with need for Instate kids.