<p>As an out-of-state student, I am already setup for a premium if I attend Illinois. I got accepted a while back as I applied priority for Computer Science. I expected at least 1 scholarship but when I checked, Illinois offered to give me loans of over $200k plus interest as a sort of "aid". I am devasted by this as I worked for 4 years to get accepted and attend but after this statement, I am not even considering it. I might as well have only worked for my state school which offers me at least $5000 scholarship per year for the same field. If anyone else experienced this, please reply if there is anyway we ALL can qualify for scholarship next year or have a solution to this issue in the form of calling office of financial aid.</p>
<p>U of I’s financial aid is NONEXISTENT</p>
<p>yeah don’t expect financial aid from u of I. this is nothing new they have never given financial aid</p>
<p>well the state is bankrupt soooooooooooo…</p>
<p>This post should provide more insight into the situation of students in cs and whether or not they personally believed it was worth it.</p>
<p>[So</a>, how are you all paying for this? : UIUC](<a href=“http://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/r43w4/so_how_are_you_all_paying_for_this/]So”>Reddit - Dive into anything)</p>
<p>What I got from this is that I should go for it! lol</p>