College Discussion - View Single Post - Can you negotiate for more scholarship/grant money?

standrews · 03-27-2008, 02:01 PM

bjjacohen, et al:

Thanks for the informative posts and encouragement. As a result my son will be asking additional consideration for more merit $ at his #1 choice school. His modest award was based on an early action application that did not include his mid-year grades. Although he has never tested lower than 760 on any SAT I or II test and has 5's on his APs, his grades were low in his frosh & soph years: ~3.2 at a Newsweek elite public HS. Jr year was much improved and his senior mid-year grades were stellar and include 3 APs & 3 dual enrollment. I hope this is enough for the school to award more merit aid. He has less expensive alternatives at schools that are acceptable to him, but quite naturally he'd like to go to his #1.

I tried to work with the FA people for something more than crippling loans and no grant, but they weren't accommodating in the least. After I hinted to FA in my final correspondence that he may not choose to attend, he got a call from admissions with apologies, but no more money.

03-27-2008, 02:01 PM	#25
standrews Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 582	bjjacohen, et al: Thanks for the informative posts and encouragement. As a result my son will be asking additional consideration for more merit $ at his #1 choice school. His modest award was based on an early action application that did not include his mid-year grades. Although he has never tested lower than 760 on any SAT I or II test and has 5's on his APs, his grades were low in his frosh & soph years: ~3.2 at a Newsweek elite public HS. Jr year was much improved and his senior mid-year grades were stellar and include 3 APs & 3 dual enrollment. I hope this is enough for the school to award more merit aid. He has less expensive alternatives at schools that are acceptable to him, but quite naturally he'd like to go to his #1. I tried to work with the FA people for something more than crippling loans and no grant, but they weren't accommodating in the least. After I hinted to FA in my final correspondence that he may not choose to attend, he got a call from admissions with apologies, but no more money.