At the University of Illinois Springfield, Gerard Joseph, director of financial assistance, said 259 eligible students missed the MAP application deadline last year. A total of 845 out of 4,900 students received MAP grants this year, up from 827 last academic year.
“That’s going to become a very critical factor,” Joseph said when asked about students losing money by missing the cutoff.
Returning students will generally be better off financially than freshmen, because tuition rates already are locked in for returning students. University of Illinois officials have suggested tuition could go up by 20 percent next year.
Joseph's comments were featured in a April 2, 2010, article in the State Journal-Register.
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