Financial aid and tuition flexibility??

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>First of all, I will be so appreciated if anyone could help me for the two quesitions which may sound unsual, but they are so serious for me and my family.</p>

<li><p>After the FA package comes out, is it possible to ask the financial aid office to improve my FA?.. ( From what I knew and heard, it seemed impossible… but I hope anyone could give me some suggestions and facts)</p></li>
<li><p>Right now I live in Hawaii, but my family plan to move to Illinois if I choose to attend UIUC. So I know the Instate tuition is way lower than outstate tuition. As the fact that our family live in Illinois for the next year, can I get the Illinois ID for being a resident? and how long after can I be the Illinois’ resident? AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is, is it possible to get the in-state tuition for my sophomore year instead of the huge out-state tuition because becoming the Illinois’ resident? </p></li>
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<p>All these questions are so important to my family/ since my EFC is 0 and the state university barely gave me 6350 grants, it is catastrophic for me to pay the out-state tuition for entire 4 years. </p>

<p>I would like to thank all of you who could help me a little on my questions.</p>

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<p>You have to live in IL for a year before you qualify for instate I believe. So yes you would get it for sophomore year if you moved to IL soon.</p>

<p>But moving from Hawaii? Your in for a rude awakening haha</p>

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<p>After FA decision comes out, you can always “ask” for more but likelihood of getting anything more is slim to none unless you can show a mistake was made or there has been a substantial change in the financial circumstances of your parents.</p>

<p>If your parents actually move to Illinois and become residents (residency in Illinois depends on being here for a fairly short while and then doing such things as working here, getting driver’s license here, registering to vote here, or any other things to prove they intend to reside in Illinois on a permanent basis), you can petition to be treated as a resident for the next term (meaning the next semester) after they move. In other words, you could possibly petition for paying in-state rates second semester.</p>