I'm going to back to school!

So, my tenure here at DW didn't last as long as I had thought it would. But oh well. Anyway, previously on Julia, I was applying to USC and Michigan. Neither one even wanted to interview me. Poop. So I decided to apply to second tier schools. I picked Illinois and Wisconsin. Illinois's deadline was right around when I made this decision, so I quickly got my app in. They wanted to interview me right away. And today they offered me admission, plus a very small amount of money (about enough to cover housing, but no food). Meanwhile, Wisconsin's deadline isn't until February, so I haven't applied yet, but the deadline to give Illini my deposit is right around the app deadline for Wisconsin.

Additionally, Iowa wants me. A lot. They gave me a tuition waiver and are now flying me out for an interview. So I would guess they will offer me money. A lot. But I'm not flying out until the first week of February, about a week before Illini's deposit is due. So... Conundrum. But I have time. I'm going to get my Wisconsin app in ASAP and hope they will give me a quick response. This isn't the worst position to be in, but if it comes to Feb 10th and I still haven't heard from anyone but Illinois, I will feel like I'm risking wasting a lot of money. But I will probably only back out if one of the other schools offers me a nice package, so I'd be saving in the end? Maybe?