Tips for asking extra merit aid

If Pitt is truly his number one choice, AND he’s ready to commit if the finances line up, he could contact his adcom to tell him “if there’s a way to increase my generous award of 5K to 10K I am excited to withdraw my other applications and commit to Pitt”.

Then see what happens.

If he’s NOT ready to commit, it’s going to be a long, drawn out process (or Pitt will just say “take it or leave it” of them upping the offer modestly, him asking for a “skootch” more, etc.

Agree with Thumper- Pitt will not view Temple as a peer school, so what he got from them is a “nice to know” but not serious competition.

Good luck!

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