<p>I recently got admitted to UIUC. When I check my financial aid status, it says
"You have not been awarded financial aid for 2014-2015."</p>
<p>Is this actually true? OR is it just not updated? I actually have an EFC of 0 (OOS).</p>
<p>It has not been updated.</p>
<p>How much do you think you will get I have efc $10 lol.
You think it is affordable oos</p>
<p>135pipe, not based on what my daughter was offered. We have an EFC of 0 and her FA offer from UIUC was the worst she has gotten so far. Almost the entire offer was Parent Plus loans with a few small grants. At least she now has one school she can cross off of her list.</p>
<p>yes it was the worst! I have an EFC = 0. OOS, and pretty much everything is loans except for about 15000 or so. Not surprised though because that is what the financial aid calculator estimated. I know how you feel @implode</p>
<p>@agg999 it is a shame that CMU and Cornell will probably have better FA packages. Go figure.</p>
<p>@bonee26 Of course, because they are private colleges. They don’t differentiate between in state and OOS.</p>
<p>Out of all OOS public colleges my D was admitted, FA from UIUC is the worst and the grant amount is ridiculously low. That makes the decision very easy. We got ~12% in Fed load, ~2% in grant, and the rest 85+% in plus loan. Our EFC is 1/3 of the CoA.</p>
<p>Illinois as a state is pretty much bankrupt. In-state tuition with the extra “fees” is one of the highest in the country. Will be cheaper for our son to attend several highly ranked Privates than in-state UIUC. Go figure.</p>
<p>The University of Illinois has no problem filling its admissions quotas. Unfortunately, because Illinois taxpayers do not support a top notch institution with their tax dollars, U of I is forced to charge the difference in its tuition and fee structure. It supports top applicants to the extent it is able through financial aid. On a personal basis, college is expensive all over. Period. Wherever you apply, if you don’t get the support you need, then other colleges exist. Go there. In order for the U of I to remain competitive with its peer institutions and attract top professors and research, it charges what is needed. While not indifferent to the cost structure, basically, it is what it is.</p>