Negotiating Financial Aid Package at Duke -- HELP?!

mom2collegekids
Wed, 04 Apr 2018 19:19:04 +0000

was accepted to USC w/ their Trustee Scholarship, which would grant me the entire four-year tuition (~230k) in merit-based aid.

I was also accepted to Rice w/ their Trustee Scholarship, which would grant me approximately half of their full tuition (~100k) in merit-based aid.

So USC is in your backyard…

Ok…so what about Rice? Is Rice affordable? Sounds like that’s $25k per year in merit.

If Rice is an option, then maybe tell them about the USC offer and see if they can increase theirs???

How much will your parents pay each year???

What is your major and career goal??