Thanks you guys! I ended up asking a friend who says he'll come over to help me out a bit. It'd be nice to be able to play the game while I'm stuck here. I tried all the suggestions above to no avail, but he says he might have an idea of what's going on.

Yeah I've kind of been a loyal follower of SWTOR ever since it's announcement. Been a subscriber from the moment I had a steady income. Just never really been on these forums. To avoid a long story, I'm now in the hospital for an extended period of time receiving infusions for a rare heart condition. After a long period of boredom, my friend decided to renew her sub to play with me while I'm in the hospital. The launcher loads, launches, and the game acts like it's going to run, but then it sits on the loading screen before character selection forever. I waited an hour before shutting it down. I've played on my laptop before just fine, on public wifi networks too. I'm not too computer literate, and I'm not sure if it's anything anyone could help me with, but any info or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!