Asking college to match Merit scholarships

PurpleTitan
Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:25:54 +0000

It really depends on the school and how much they want the student/want to protect their yield, actually. Close to a decade ago, a friend of a co-worker’s daughter got in to a run-of-the-mill state flagship with full-tuition covered and UChicago with fin aid (not enough to pay all tuition). That father told UChicago she’d go to the state school unless UChicago upped their offer and UChicago added enough merit money to make costs match the state school’s.

In any case, I don’t see the harm in asking.