Has anyone been able to negotiate upwards to the max OOS merit (from the next tier down)? Or negotiate honors college, when it wasn’t offered?
I’ve heard (grapevine only) that a more generous merit offer from a U they consider a peer or better will at least get them to consider. So URI no (U Mass believes themselves to be a tier above) but BU could get their attention.
Are you instate?
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We did this previously at Pitt and the approach we took was to look at the president/chancellors report to find what they considered peer schools. We used only the ones on that list.
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So schools like these ?
Do they look at merit as a $ or actual cost - so some may offer less merit but may also cost less to begin with …
I know that I always talked bottom line costs when I discussed their request for increased aid. I imagine most schools do … if the other school costs more, the aid that school offers will be viewed in that context.
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Were guy at a public ? Did you have the ability to adjust or the ability to create a business case for someone to approve an adjustment ?
I was free to negotiate when I was at a private. When I worked at a public, we had a scholarship manager who worked with admissions. They were not able to negotiate aid, but this was a while back. It’s possible that they are able to negotiate now, but if they do, I know that they would have to build a business case & present it to a committee for review.
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I’ve not heard about negotiating either. I do know there are opportunities to enter the Honors College after one or two semesters.