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Be Realistic
Be honest and keep your request within reason. For example,
you probably shouldn’t expect a more prestigious university to
compete with an offer from a less competative school; if you are
going to use another college’s offer as leverage they should be
fairly comparable. You also shouldn’t expect the financial aid
office to offer more due to high mortgage payments or other
regular expenses that are within your control to change.
Timing is Everything!
It can be most beneficial to ask for more money in the window
soon after receiving the school’s offer but before sending in any
deposits (May 1 is the national deadline so you have time!). The
reason is twofold:
5 minutes =
$ 4000
• Extra scholarship money may be depleted if you wait too long
to make your request, and
• Once schools have sent an acceptance letter to you, they
become somewhat invested. But once you have committed
with a deposit, schools may feel less pressure to give any extra
incentives.
Know the Process
Angie Hayden is a mother of two
girls and always on the lookout
for ways to pay for college.
Keep in mind that while a quick email did the job in our case,
every school is different and your school may have an appeals
process. If this is the case, keep records and be sure make note of
the names of the people you speak to as you go; they’re a wealth
of information and are almost always eager to help, so you’ll
want to get to know them by name!
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