@2muchquan said: Although UW and UIUC are both having budget issues, I feel that Illinois’ budget troubles are worse.
I recently recieved this document about the budget woes in WI.
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/eupdates/asm54/One%20Pagers%20Combined.pdf
Page five is specific to the Madison campus.
Re: Illinois budget issues, UIUC is only marginally affected by the stalled budget process, which is of course a political football in a game played every year. In speaking with a staff member in the budget office, the most serious impact is with students who receive MAP grants, as they have not been paid to the university yet, leavng students on the hook. This may not be applicable to your student.