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<p>Are you saying that a school will not release the financial aid package until your son makes an ADMISSIONS deposit? If so, that’s crazy and wrong - talk about putting the cart before the horse. Which school is this?</p>
<p>OP, have you asked the schools for extensions? That’s what I would do. And FWIW, I wouldn’t hold out hope for a good financial package from UIUC.</p>