boy, this is scary. you are in the exact situation i am in. are you my long lost twin. i am in chicago as well. i just want to say i spent 3 semesters here at uic (maybe you are here as well), learned absolutely nothing that i haven't already learned on my own or was taught it in high school. i have been searching for a good it school here for the past week or so. are you searching for a place with maybe a 2 year associates degree? that's what i'm leaning towards. devry is actually pretty good when it comes to that. another local choice i found is ITT Tech (NOT IIT). let me know what you find, because we are in the same boat man.