<p>D had already sent in her SIR in Dec from OOS but after visiting (again, we made a special trip twice in two years to specifically visit UW) we had an idea that there were going to be some serious problems at UW. UW had been D’s #1 choice for 2 years. After watching the financial situation and already seeing a $1800 tuition increase from financial aid with the potential of even a larger increase, D tearfully withdrew her SIR two weeks ago. She is a science major and we also saw that 3 bio profs had already resigned. She had UCLA and Cal acceptance but UW was her first choice. It no longer made financial sense to go to UW, especially not knowing what the tuition would ultimately be and whether or not she would be able to graduate in 4 years. She is the only kid I know that was crying when she accepted UCLA, but she is excited now so it all worked out. It did break my heart though because she worked so hard in school and was #1 in her class, we told her she could go to UW but she ultimately understood that there is a limit to our budget and she could either spend it all at UW or get some help with grad school.</p>