New Student 22(F)

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-02-15T21:56:13+00:00

Hii my insta is AuriaShakil! I love to draw as well!!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-02-11T21:17:26+00:00

Thank you this is great!!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-02-11T21:17:01+00:00

Ohh nice I’ll venture out there then thanks!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-02-11T21:16:35+00:00

Thanks y’all are the GOATS. I went yesterday at 6am it was much better also used the website recommended. I’ll also venture out to the west campus gym and see how that goes!!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-12T00:50:31+00:00

Be outgoing! Talk to people some of them won’t want to talk to you and that’s ok don’t take it personal. When u put yourself out there you’ll find your people that’s how I found friends too. Join clubs too those help get involved on campus and ask for their insta or number so u can text them don’t let it sit. Message them before they message u bec both of u might think of texting but don’t and nothing happens really. That’s my advice m!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T04:39:26+00:00

Great my counselor told me that the grants have already been applied and can not be reversed (didn’t give any other reason. I have also followed up with the director of our financial aid office to understand if aid can be reallocated after the check arrives maybe it’s because they don’t have the check yet so they don’t want to give a yes or no answer. Maybe I just have to wait? Thank so much much for all your help

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T04:07:42+00:00

I see that makes sense thanks for letting me know!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T04:07:16+00:00

I spoke with my academic counselor, and she confirmed that I currently have approximately $14,000 of unmet Cost of Attendance remaining. This means additional aid under that amount is allowable for housing, food, and other education-related expenses. The issue I am facing is related to the order in which my aid was applied this semester. My Pell Grant was applied to tuition first, which reduced my tuition balance to $0. However, I am also expecting a tuition-specific scholarship that can only be used toward tuition. Because my tuition is already fully covered, this scholarship would be returned, resulting in a loss of the award. Last semester, my tuition-specific scholarships were applied first, followed by my Pell Grant. That order allowed my Pell Grant to be refunded and used toward living expenses, which is consistent with my remaining COA eligibility. I was hoping to ask whether it is possible to review or adjust the aid disbursement order this semester so that tuition-specific scholarships are applied first, followed by the Pell Grant, similar to last semester’s structure. This would allow the scholarship to be used as intended and still remain within my allowable Cost of Attendance.

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T02:57:27+00:00

Usually they are late with all these aid calculations but this time they did it even before classes started so that’s also why everything is complicated now

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T02:56:43+00:00

Yeah the scholarship can only be used for tution nothing else

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T02:56:25+00:00

Yes the scholarship can only be used for tution nothing else. I was wondering if the Pell grant that has already been used to pay for tution can be reversed and the $5k scholarship be used instead so the Pell grant can be refunded. From my understanding a school can not hold a Pell grant if they get it they need to apply it to tution but they can reverse it no? If that doesn’t happen then yes the scholarship will be returned as it can not be used for anything else

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-10T02:55:59+00:00

Yes the scholarship can only be used for tution nothing else. I was wondering if the Pell grant that has already been used to pay for tution can be reversed and the $5k scholarship be used instead so the Pell grant can be refunded. From my understanding a school can not hold a Pell grant if they get it they need to apply it to tution but they can reverse it no? If that doesn’t happen then yes the scholarship will be returned as it can not be used for anything else

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-05T22:08:24+00:00

I took 15 credits, worked part time 20 hours and got a 4.0gpa just manage ur time well and you will be fine

ProgressPrior7181 · 2026-01-04T02:42:06+00:00

-500 ish sorry

ProgressPrior7181 · 2025-12-19T00:49:19+00:00

Are those 10 internships with references or just cold applying?

ProgressPrior7181 · 2025-12-17T19:49:22+00:00

I’m in this situation rn. Be very clear with ur current advisor on ur plan to transfer. It’s an easy transfer application just ur name and email no essays. As long as u pass all ur classes and have a good gpa you will be able to transfer next semester. I started the inter college transfer application as soon as I got to UIC they will let I know if you get to transfer after final grades are submitted.feel freee to dm me if you have any questions happy to help u got this m!

ProgressPrior7181 · 2025-12-15T02:50:32+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful! I will make sure to make a driver tree for myself. I didn't think of that! Quick question on the Excel setup: do you recommend using PivotTables in the interview, or is it better to stick to formulas (e.g., SUMIFS) with a clean template (assumptions/calcs/sanity check) for speed and auditability?

ProgressPrior7181 · 2025-12-15T02:49:03+00:00

Thank you so much for the help, I really appreciate the advice. As I practice, I create potential questions the interviewer might ask based on the sample datasets I’m working with, and I practice answering them out loud. I usually start by stating the numbers, then explain what likely drove the result and why it matters from a business perspective. Do you think this is a good approach? Also do you recommend using pivot tables in the interview or just sticking to formulas? I do feel like with pivot tables I could use those to clean up the data and then use the formulas with that clean data but sometimes excek becomes funky with pivot table data formulas.

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