We used to live in Illinois, but we are now OOS. My daughter is interested in engineering at UIUC. Are there merit scholarships at U of I? We won’t qualify for FA. My kid is also an athlete and will be visiting with her coach. If there is merit, can it be “stacked” on top of any sports scholarship (my kid is in an equivalency sport and not a head count sport)? Does the school offer OOS students the discounted in-state tuition rate if the kid is wanted for sports or “merit”? I would like to know as much as possible before meeting with the coach. Thanks!
I’m not sure about your other questions but I did get a 5k merit scholarship as an in-state student. The school tends to be stingy with scholarships though
@literallymarx, thanks for the info! I am concerned about how ongoing Illinois state budget issues might affect my out of pocket costs if my kid goes enrolls. Does anyone know if the merit scholarship awarded to @literallymarx is available to OOS students?
With the state budget issues and shift of aid to in-state students, I wouldn’t count on merit for any but a select few out-of-state applicants. Tuition increases are a possibility as well. Athletic scholarships are likely a better chance, but the athletic department is losing money so who knows.
Merit is tough even for Illinois residents. My son had a 36 ACT, perfect SAT2 scores, straight As, a full load of weighted classes and enough 5 AP scores and community college credits to have about 50 semester hours coming in. We were thankful to get a smaller award like literallymarx received. I don’t know where the larger and full 4-year merit scholarships go. Apparently not to scholars! Lol.
There is a thread on 2017 merit awards, but not a lot of data. For a state school, it’s not very transparent. And that’s what led to the admissions scandal a few years back:-(
@illinoisx3, thanks for the info and congratulations on your very smart son! We are looking forward to visiting the campus again this summer. It is really beautiful.