<p>Thanks for the replies everyone. I’ll definitely talk to my Cal profs about research, which is important, even regardless of admission to Chicago.</p>
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Come on, don’t be mean.</p>
<p>bluebayou, from collegeboard:</p>
<p>Average percent of need met: 100%
Average need-based loan: $4,483
Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $35,540</p>
<p>Percent of total undergraduate aid awarded as:
Scholarships / grants: 88%
Loans / jobs: 12%</p>
<p>I never said it would be fully no-loan, just close. And that’s about right. Chicago is need-blind, meets 100% of need, and offers low-loan FA packages. Don’t be so negative… most people agree that Chicago would be very affordable for me. Chicago is also part of Questbridge. To the contrary, I think the consensus on Chicago (at least for low-income families) is typical elite private school generosity. You might be confusing Chicago with NYU or Michigan.</p>
<p>EDIT: I just read that Chicago offers no-loan packages to families that make under 60K/year… [[source](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/452165-master-list-no-loan-no-income-income-limit-colleges.html"]source[/URL]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/452165-master-list-no-loan-no-income-income-limit-colleges.html)</a>]</p>