okay, i will! yes, that is their income; ill fill out fafsa, obviously, but i know that finaid is going to be pennies for me. we’ve been trying to buy for a while; they want to buy as soon as possible, but we’ve been actively looking for homes for about three years. it seems likely that we might buy a house this summer, but we’ve put offers that fell through before, so i truly don’t know; my fear is that theyll buy a house, like, in november of my senior year. i will have a discussion with them about all of this.
chicago does technically offer merit aid, but i highly doubt id receive it :^). but, yes, i completely agree. thats why i asked for good colleges that give good merit aid. most “good colleges” that you find on lists & stuff are made without real regard for the financial aspect, especially for people who may not qualify for need-based finaid.
and by good, i dont mean the prestige caliber of my reaches lol! but it’s hard to sift through the very selectivity-based, prestige-based ranking lists.
but, yes, i will definitely have that discussion with them soon :).