So it is more likely that local companies will recruit at local schools, especially smaller schools. So it can be easier to get an initial interview or connect on campus with local companies or local offices of large companies. If you want to work out of the area after college, there is more onus on you in your job search to identify target companies, get resumes to them for open jobs, and maybe travel there for interviews. Your alumni network, which can sometimes help, may be less useful outside the region where your college is located. That said, lots of people get jobs outside the area they went to college in. Get good internship/work experience while in college, and that will help.
OP, I am originally from the Chicago area as well. I attended an in-state LAC. I now live in FL.
Oh, and I think that DePaul has more recognition than you think. Yes, schools like DePaul, Loyola, Marquette (WI), Drake (IA) may not be household names, but they’re not unheard of either. Plus, name recognition is not really the driving force you think it is unless you attend an Ivy/Ivy equivalent. Even then, my mid-career, everyone else has caught up.
Yes I would be a transfer student. And my parents will pay for housing and books but and probably some of the tuition. I have 2 jobs. It’s still not enough for tuition so I’ll have to take out loans.
DePaul seems to have mostly merit scholarships so I’m worried about that because I don’t qualify for most of them. Need based ones I could qualify for some. My family isn’t poor but I did get a pell grant and a big scholarship in community college. DePaul did give me one of the automatic scholarships but it’s only 6k. Considering tuition is 39k, that’s still super expensive.
Yeah the poster that mentioned how expensive Illinois public’s are because of the financial crisis is true because of limited scholarships and grants and rising tuition. Plus none of the in state public’s have the program I want.
Do public’s offer more need based scholarships than private usually?
Ha, yes. New acquaintances usually know within five minutes of meeting me that I’m from Texas. Probably obnoxious, I know.
Are you aware that you are limited to a total of $27K in loans over your four years in college? Going for loans above that amount is not good and would need your parents to cosign. If you state your stats some posters might be able to come up with some other alternatives.
No I didn’t not know that. Well since I’m a transfer student it will be 3 years. Yeah my parents would have to co-sign. My sister went to a school that was almost 60k a year and she is like 100k in debt. Definitely not the ideal outcome.
And my gpa is a 2.7. But I’m first generation and have a learning disability. I didn’t realize many scholarships there are for a disability. External of course, but not at DePaul. Depaul has a few but only one I qualify for.
When comparing a private school to OOS, neither one are good options, especially for a bachelors degree. If the school you want to go to requires you to co-sign private loans to pay for tuition, you can’t afford it. There’s no rational reason reason why you can’t be competitive candidate for a job from UIUC.
Go somewhere that doesn’t require your parents to cosign loans.
U of I is a very reputable school but that’s not where I applied.
I thought all colleges require that? How do I find out if the college I wanna go to does?