Can You Haggle With Merit Scholarships?

If these are smaller lacs the answer is yes but it depends on their policy. My daughter went through this. But you have to be very honest. Call them and just say we need your help to have my daughter commit today. It’s between school A and B. I can send you the merit she got but I need to have you match this for her to attend. They want to fill seats. We did this through emails and attach the awards. They did give more beyond what we asked. We also wanted to know if they could help with the dorm costs. They said they maxed out the merit and I told them I am talking about dorm cost now. They ended up giving her an additional $3,000 for the dorm. So… It never hurts to ask… Especially such a small amount.

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