@scritch It is okay to ask specific questions. Worst comes to worst, they will reply saying that they don’t have an answer to your question. If you are asking about merit scholarships, providing scores is fine, but don’t try to do it to impress the admission officers because your question is most likely answered by the assistants.
Do my letters of recommendation need to highlight my extracurriculars? Most of my ECs are out of school and independent, so I don’t have anyone to verify them with.
If a legacy parent never gave money to the college over the years since they graduated do you still think that being a child of a legacy is any boost in admissions in that scenario?
For example, one of my close friend’s attended Brown and while he does alumni interviewing he doesn’t give money directly to the college but prefers to give to other charities. All three of his kids applied to Brown but none of them were accepted (even though they were accepted to other Top 20 colleges). Any correlation to not giving and your kids not getting accepted to your alma mater?
Hi Jack,
Seeking your advice and thoughts on negotiating strategy…Son 19 is a sophomore and applied to 7 schools and was accepted by all. They are,
- OSU
- Clemson
- Michigan State
- Florida State
- Purdue
- Tennessee
- Rutgers
He has genuine interest in the first 4 with OSU and Clemson being his strong preference as he has done campus visits to and they will accept all of his 32 credits from freshman year. His grades are very good…NHS in high school and Dean’s list both semesters in the freshman year at a state university in Maryland where he was a recruited D3 baseball player.
None of the acceptance letters mention cost of tuition so I’m about to contact the schools and start my inquiries as to the cost. We reside in NY and NJ so he would be considered out of state for all of the schools except Rutgers. I’ve been reading several articles that say enrollments are down at nearly all schools due to COVID and it is a wise move to treat tuition costs the same way as if negotiating an auto purchase… don’t pay list price, negotiate from a position of leverage, use the multiple acceptances as strong suits and take advantage of the present buyers market. Good articles here.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/29/how-to-negotiate-more-financial-aid-and-scholarship-money-for-college.html
https://www.fool.com/student-loans/negotiate-college-tuition/
We didn’t complete the FAFSA as friends who did and who are in a similar economic strata and family situation didn’t qualify for any financial aid.
Your thoughts?..thanks in advance.
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