Negotiating scholarships / financial aid - how to?

MomofMTBoy
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:28:47 +0000

@KelviVan absolutely contact the theatre department. If the money the school grants is limited, ask what happens to the grant money for kids who give up their merit aid? My S received merit aid everywhere he was accepted (between $18,000 and $27,500 per year) and he can only go to one school. I am sure that wherever your D’s first choice is, the same will happen. You just want to make sure that your D is first in line to sweep up the merit money once it is freed. Our spring break ends April 17 so he will be making some decisions between the 17th and 25th, releasing schools and probably doing some negotiating of our own between his top two choices whatever they are. My advice. Establish a good contact in the theatre department, email that person once/week to ask if any money has been freed up? Your D will be first in line to get the newly found merit aid.