<p>My point, if the comment is directed at me, amandakayak, is that it is easier to argue for more money if it is really the school you want to attend. My daughter applied to Pitt specifically because of its merit scholarships. It was not even in her top ten. However, the day she got her scholarship offer, she held the letter in the air and declared: “If Chicago doesn’t give me any money,I am going to Pitt.” And that was before she had visited. She is a year behind Awesome at Pitt now.</p>