Are scholarship offers negotiable?

notjoe
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:47:34 +0000

3tallblonds,

In sharing the details, I hoped folks would be encouraged to ask for additional aid if they need it, and if they think they can make a reasonable case for modestly more aid.

If you ask, the worst they can do is say, “no.” Our own experiences showed that surprising things can happen. Schools you’d think would open up the checkbook because, frankly, your kid comes in at the high end of their applicant pool turn out to be a little tight-fisted with the money. Schools who don’t really need to have any particular student, including your kid, turn out to be the folks who bend over backwards to help you.

If your son or daughter is accepted somewhere he or she would like to go, but the financial aid package seems a little light, ASK! But have a reason why your son or daughter should get more aid.