Appeal for scholarship?

Skittsie13
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:29:11 +0000

Wow, so many replies on this thread! So I just wanted to clear stuff up – yes, I did apply to Pitt because it’s historically generous with merit money. But I also really like the school and I think it has a great program for premed, which is what I’m pursuing. I’d be very happy to go there. But currently, with the money that I’ve received, it would be $20,000 cheaper to go to Rutgers over four years. However, I vastly prefer Pitt to Rutgers, which is why I’m hoping for more money, since my parents want me to go to the cheapest school if it comes down to Pitt or Rutgers.

Only thing is that I’m in-state for Rutgers and not Pitt, so it’s kind of obvious that Rutgers should be cheaper. Does that make a difference? I’m also not sure if I should mention that my parents are moving to PA anyway next year (completely unrelated to Pitt, just for my dad’s job).