thank you so much, and congrats to you as well!!
a few weeks ago, i expressed my interested in making a scholarship appeal to the director of conservatory admissions, josh teaster, and he updated my student portal to include a merit appeal form. i attached award letters from my competitive offers, as well as a brief explanation of why i was making an appeal, and then i sent it all off to the appeals committee. now i’m just waiting to hear back!
i was also taken aback last week when i got an email that my conservatory dean scholarship award had been increased by a significant amount. apparently the director of my degree program had been advocating on my behalf with admissions, so they decided to increase my award. to be clear, i didn’t ask her to do or say anything about me - it was just the power of word of mouth i suppose. and i’m incredibly thankful for that as well!! so that was a pleasant bonus.
beat of luck to you with your financial aid, and please let me know if you have any other questions!!