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plan on applying for the MTIP grant (5000 for minorities who wish to become teachers), the TEACH grant (5000 for teachers who will teach in diverse low income schools), MAP funds (5000 for all Illinois students), so cost is more or less covered for UIUC ( LUC is so expensive though, I would still need a bit more aid).
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that may be fine for the IL instate PUBLICs. It is NOT enough for those OOS publics, so take those off.
As for LUC, run the Net Price Calculator. My concern though is that WHATEVER aid you’d be awarded from LUC (besides the Pell grant) would be taken away once you got those OTHER grants.
Do this for LUC…run the NPC with your parents. Then with the results call or visit LUC with the NPC results in hand. As them what will happen if you get those OUTSIDE grants. Will they reduce THEIR aid or not.
Also run the NPC for DePauw (not DePaul) and Loyola Maryland. Loyola Maryland has a lot more aid to give and promises to meet need (at least the last time I checked, it did)