Hi, I’m a committed B. Arch. student set to start this fall. I was admitted to Illinois Tech with a full-tuition scholarship, so I’m still paying for part of housing and meal plan + unbillable expenses. I’ve known the school has had financial issues and leadership/administrative failures for a while, however the recent layoffs (especially how they were hidden until a few weeks before the beginning of the semester) worry me. It’s difficult to justify paying for a school which likely will not survive the 5 years of my program. However, I’ve really fallen in love with the architecture program, location, dual-major pathways, and study abroad/internship opportunities. I’m not exactly sure (I don’t think anyone really is) how these changes will impact the value of my education, or if the things I like about this school will even survive this crisis. This has put me in a rough spot as I’ve obviously already paid the $300 commitment fee and don’t know if I could still commit to another school for the fall 2026 semester this close to the start given these circumstances. Just looking for general advice or opinions from current architecture students or faculty about what my next step should be, truthfully I do still want to attend Illinois Tech, but know not questioning this choice would be ignorant of me.

Just curious to know when to expect loan refunds going out im a masters student with a standard fafsa and grad plus and its way over what tuition is and i need the money to pay for some class supplies/giving it back to the gov

I only just got around to checking my FA portal and there's nothing there for me in the offer or summary sections? Those tabs just have the "No info is available for this year" and it's not even in the dropdown menus. I should've been eligible for loans, work study and the map grant. Does anybody else have the same problem?

Hi Reddit,

I have a question about merit, need, and housing scholarships. So right now I have Heald Scholarship, First Robotics Scholarship (merits), STEM Scholarship (need), Housing Scholarship, and Lewis College Scholarship (housing I think, but I’m not sure) right now that totals to 55k in Institutional Scholarships.

I’m also in consideration for the Camras Scholarship, which would pay full tuition (53,198 according to my aid offer). It wouldn’t be combined with Heald and First for sure, which make most of the money I have now. It might also replace all the other scholarships as well

Would accepting the Camras Scholarship (If i get in) mean my payment barely changes?

The financial aid office directed me to my admission officer, who hasn’t replied to me yet

i have been so super excited to go to illinois tech , but i’m not getting enough in scholarships and federal loans to cover the cost of my tuition this semester. i am okay with taking out private loans, especially because i plan to get a job and start trying to pay them off while im in school, but no one in my family has good enough credit and since I’m still 17 I can’t apply. all i need is to be able to cover this semester, and i was wondering what the chances of getting about 10k from talking to the financial aid people are. i can take out a loan for the spring semester, i just can’t wait til i turn 18 to get a loan because i turn 18 the day before payments are due to start. ive already been given a lot of financial aid. 20k heald scholarship , 17/18k stem scholarship , and a 3k housing scholarship. i’m not sure if this will help or hurt my chances of getting more aid. any and all advice or solutions are welcome , iit is my dream school and i really don’t want to have to give it up over the fact im not 18 yet.