<p>Are any of these schools peers to Emory for FA negotiation purposes?</p>
<ul>
<li>Boston College</li>
<li>Brandeis</li>
<li>Tulane</li>
<li>U. of Miami (FL)</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Of the four, only Boston College meets full financial need (as does Emory). Bradeis, Tulane and Miami offer merit money, but do not meet full need. </p>
<p>Emory is wealthier than BC and caps loans, while BC does not; thus, it offers better finaid than BC in general.</p>
<p>So the short answer is, ‘No, not of that list’.</p>
<p>Blue bayo, that was helpful, but I think the intent of OPs question is which of the schools listed are peers for purposes of negotiating FA? </p>
<p>I think the problem is that all of these other schools have slightly lower SATs/ACTs than Emory, and that is likely going to mean that their merit aid will be slightly easier to get.</p>
<p>Thank you, both. Yes, Kay, the other schools are offering higher scholarships and/or grants, and I was wondering if any of them could be used in negotiations for more at Emory.</p>
<p>Boston College</p>
<p>I agree with Blue, for exactly the reasons that he stated. S school’s financial strength is just as important as it’s academic strength.</p>
<p>If the other schools offers you merit money and Emory only only offered you need based FA, there is nothing to negotiate or appeal because you are not comparing like products.</p>
<p>Kay:</p>
<p>Yeah I got the idea of the original post. And my point was ‘None of the above’. BC cannot match Emory’s need-based aid, and since Emory will generally beat BC, there is nothing to negotiate/discuss between those two. </p>
<p>Emory has its own merit program and if you did not qualify, they won’t match a “lesser” school, i.e., much lower ranked (Tulane & Miami).</p>