I would just call or email and say something along the lines as…another school offered my daughter more money. I was wondering if there is anymore scholarship money available. If your child picked a major, you can ask if any department scholarships will be given out later. I don’t think a school is going to give you anymore non need merit aid after the deadline. (Is it May 1st?). Most acceptances and payments are done online. So I would just make a decision like 2 days before. Some schools have a policy where you cannot accept offers to more than one school. Just because a school offers a student money doesn’t necessary mean that a kid who go to that school. You can also look up the average amount given to a student. You can also look up the maximum scholarship amounts and the profile of the students who received scholarships the year before. I was basically able to predict the amount of money my daughter would get. I was pretty spot on with most schools. My only surprises were the University of Pittsburg and the University of San Diego… Both of these schools did not offer any money at all. They also told me that basically my daughter was at the bottom of the applicant pool. I know a student who got a 1480 on her SAT and did not get one dime from the University of Pittsburg.
Just call and ask. It’s not big deal. My daughter is now a freshman in college. I called and emailed several schools asking if they would consider giving my daughter more money.