<p>My daughter was accepted at her first choice school, where she applied non-binding EA, but did not attend because we could not afford the high tuition (we thought she would be granted a merit scholarship there). She is now attending AU because of the merit scholarship AU gave her. She loves the school and you would never know that she did not originally want to attend. I am not writing this to tell you how wonderful AU is. I am writing to tell you that it if you decide you can not swing the tuition at AU, and your daughter attends a school that is more affordable for you, that does not mean she won’t have a great experience. My daughter did not commit to AU until May 1 last year hoping that someone how she would end up at her then favorite school. By all means try to have AU increase your daughter’s financial aid. However, if they do not, your daughter will most probably be very happy where she ends up.</p>