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I recently was notified of the scholarships that I have recieved from GA Southern. However, their reply date is February 1 which is before I will hear back from my RD schools.

These are the colleges I’ve been accepted to:

New College of Florida
St. John’s College ($20,000 merit offer)
GA Southern (Honor college and $7,000 merit offer (1yr)

My RD schools:

UChicago
Reed College
GA Tech

I’m probably not going to get into all of, or any, my RD schools, but I would like to see all of the merit and financial aid offered before I make my final decision. I’m still waiting for my financial aid packages from all of my EA schools. GA Southern is my safety school and will only cost around $5000 for the first year (but will be higher after the merit aid ends).

What would be the best course of action to take to make sure that I still can keep my GA Southern offer?

Email your admissions counselor and ask for an extension, and point out that you are still waiting on other schools to compare financial aid offers.