With the scholarships I was able to receive last year, (some of which I didn’t know about until after May 1st unfortunately) I could’ve attended UChicago fully-covered, through means of grant money, merit scholarships, and outside scholarships. I am aware, however, that those kinds of offers aren’t given to transfer students typically. Given similar grant aid, with scholarships I have received, it probably wouldn’t be free but it could be relatively affordable.
Regarding Ann Arbor, I was essentially in a Chicago or bust mindset last year so when it came to Ann Arbor aid, I had an error that I never put time towards resolving and then the deadline passed. I never knew what kind of aid Ann Arbor might have offered me so hoping to see and evaluate that this year. Additionally, as mentioned before I have a guaranteed $5000 a year scholarship I would still receive and there are multiple scholarships that I plan to apply to outside of Ann Arbor and that Ann Arbor offers specifically for transfer students. Entering as a freshman to Ann Arbor probably would’ve been possible had I not missed the aid deadline.