| Some schools will negotiate, some schools won't. But as northeastmom said, don't ever use the word negotiate. FAO's don't like that word. The proper term is "appeal".
We routinely prepare letters for situations such as yours. I recommend you write a letter to the schools summarizing the awards from the other schools. Put it in a table under the following headers: School Name; "Cost of Attendance"; "Free Money rcvd" (grants & scholarships); "Self-help rcvd" (work-study & loans); and "Out-of-pocket Cost" (COA - Free - Self-help = OOP cost).
A statement such as "Is there any opportunity to increase your award so it may be closer in line with the other schools?" Is a fairly dimplomatic way of saying give me more money. If your student wants to be at one of the east coast schools rather than midwest, you might include something about his desire is to be at your school, but it's hard to pass up this much money.
You might also include copies of the award letters, but don't send the copies without a letter such as described. |