Has anyone had any success negotiating a merit aid offer? I understand that sometimes colleges will up their offer if presented with a higher offer from a comparable school. My son was offered $15K from Syracuse and $18K from UVM. Do you think he has a shot of getting a few thousand more? He did get a pretty generous Financial Aid package from Syracuse but the school is so expensive that it ...
I’m a high school senior looking for schools that would offer me merit aid. I’m interested in a liberal arts school, preferably in the northeast. I loved Smith and Williams, but neither offers substantial (if any) merit based aid. What are some schools with similar vibes and strong academic programs that also offer a decent percentage of students merit aid? For reference, I’ve got a 4. ...
If a rising first year student submits a competing merit award letter from a peer institution, do colleges ever notify that peer institution their offer is being used to negotiate? I am trying to determine whether there is any risk in appealing an institutional merit award. These are all EA applications, my child did not apply ED anywhere. We have no demonstrated financial need. Purely gunning ...
The other schools are Ithaca College and Roger Williams University. We won’t get any “financial” aid, it would really be scholarship money. Ithaca costs much more overall, but with their merit aid, it will bring the cost to exactly what UVM would be with his current merit aid of $8k/year.
Appealing Merit Aid at UVM - University of Vermont - College ...