<p>AwesomeOpossum: I understand that I will have to apply for financial aid every year, but what I mean by UConn being free is that I received enough money in loans to cover a whole year. I will apply for financial aid every year, too.</p>
<p>Southeastmom: The problem is that my friends are my friends because we landed in the same activities throughout middle school and high school, the major one being band. I know for a fact that UCMB is twice as large as Pitt Band, but the band kids at my school, including my friends, are becoming really irritating, and that is one of the reasons why I would like to move on.</p>