<p>Im from Connecticut and just heard some stuff on the enws that I wanted to pass along. In state tuition including room and board with be increased to around 20k while OOS will be increased to around 36k. They also said they still need to cut 11 million dollars somewhere so ti is possible they will be decreasing the hours of their library and other places</p>
<p>thanks for the info…anyone know when tuition, etc will be finallized and when fin aid packages come out?</p>
<p>somewhere on their website it says finaid packages will be sent towards the end of march.</p>
<p>I heard the tuition went up 6% this morning but if the stimulus bill goes through, they said you wouldn’t actually be paying more. (you can only hope!)
trustees met today and tuition at UConn will go up. A necessary step, supporters say, to keep the quality of education at the university.</p>
<p>“It’s a great middle ground option which will allow enough services, jobs and classes to not be curtailed,” said Meredith Zaritheny, with the UConn student government.</p>
<p>The bill will not go up as much as expected. Instead of 8 percent, tuition will rise by just 6 percent. A concession to cash-strapped Connecticut parents and students.</p>
<p>Barbara Boutot - UConn Sophomore
“I am expected to pay one year of my tuition,” said Barbara Boutot, a UConn sophomore. “We haven’t really sorted out the details with my parents, but they do remind that I have to have some skin in the game.”</p>
<p>Boutot is trying not to take out too many student loans. She supports herself mainly with a job on campus. But along with the tuition hike, there will be deep cuts on the campus. The library and museums will either close or limit hours, with as many as 170 jobs lost.</p>
<p>“That’s my income while I’m at school and that concerns me,” said Boutot, “because those are the jobs that are gonna get cut first, apparently is [the student jobs] and that’s how we pay our tuition in some cases. So it’s kind of like a double whammy.”</p>
<p>There is a silver lining; The federal stimulus package made more families eligible for tax credits. UConn tells News Channel 8 the average family will now get that credit. So even with a 6 percent tuition increase, the cost will come out to $2,000 less than they paid this year.</p>
<p>“It always has been a best buy,” said UConn President Michael Hogan. “I think it’s likely to be a double best buy right now.”</p>
<p>In comparison, Rhode Island has raised tuition by 10 percent, Massachusetts by 15 percent. Hogan said he is a little concerned about only raising it 6 percent. He is afraid it will mean even worse cuts next year.</p>
<p>Daily Campus article about the increases if anyone’s interested:
[Trustees</a> vote to raise tuition 6 percent - News](<a href=“http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2009/03/11/News/Trustees.Vote.To.Raise.Tuition.6.Percent-3667884.shtml]Trustees”>http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2009/03/11/News/Trustees.Vote.To.Raise.Tuition.6.Percent-3667884.shtml)</p>
<p>I believe one of the budget cuts they are strongly considering is closing one of the regional UConn campuses as well as one of the state campuses (Western, Southern, Eastern, etc.).</p>
<p>Yeah, that was briefly mentioned in this article:
[Panic</a> and threats won’t help get a fair state budget passed - Commentary](<a href=“http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2009/03/17/Commentary/Panic.And.Threats.Wont.Help.Get.A.Fair.State.Budget.Passed-3673820.shtml]Panic”>http://media.www.dailycampus.com/media/storage/paper340/news/2009/03/17/Commentary/Panic.And.Threats.Wont.Help.Get.A.Fair.State.Budget.Passed-3673820.shtml)</p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything as drastic as closing one of the large state campus’s. Southern Ct just finsihed large construction projects. She did say all construction has to be put on hold for 1 year though and there might be layoffs. Closing a school, espcially one that is having more students every year, doesn’t seem like a good idea. I don’t know how the regional campus’s are doing though.</p>
<p>I know financial aid is supposed to come in late March…anyone know when or how we’ll get it? Technically it IS late March now, right?? :)</p>
<p>Check your huskymail account. I have noticed the Student Admin web page that you can sign into with your password changed yesterday, indicating that the financial aid info is soon to be posted.</p>
<p>Financial aid awards are starting to be posted. Award package has just been posted online on the Uconn student admin system.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip, pren. UConn offered less “free money” plus work-study but about the same in loans as everyone else my son has heard from (UNH, UVM, Northeastern).</p>
<p>to access the student admin site, is it the same info as huskymail (net ID & P/W)? it’s not working for me…</p>
<p>thanks SO much for your help!!</p>
<p>cal2827: to access the student admin (PeopleSoft), you use your PeopleSoft number (7 digit number) and whatever password you set for peoplesoft (I don’t remember what the default is, if any).</p>
<p>I think it’s the same # (student ID) they sent you with your acceptance letter.</p>
<p>Goldshadow: Thank you SO much! I finally got it… appreciate your help.</p>
<p>Thankyou for everyone’s help for finding out my financial aid package!</p>
<p>I’m still confused – where do you find the Userid? I’ve searched all the letters received and it’s nowhere. Just the NetID and Pw… and that combo definitely doesn’t work. Help!</p>
<p>Your login name is your student id no., which was on your original letter of acceptance in the big packet. There was also another sheet in the packet that had the instructions for first login using your birthdate and a letter. You then choose a new password. Top tab on the sheet says University Student Systems.</p>
<p>Thanks - got it. Just totally forgot that the actual acceptance letter might have had anything to do with IDs…</p>