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Yeah it’s fine. NYU’s full tuition initiative is essentially merit aid, which you can ask to match.
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isn't NYU ranked 3 in the country lol. so ur leveraging at what, Harvard and Hopkins 😀
NYU's rank dropped this year. It's #9 now
Unfortunately US News got rid of the ranking change that boosted them up so high (including private donations as Research Funding). They're a lowly tied for 9th now, absolutely disgraceful to attend (/s, obviously)
To the OP, yes you can leverage it. The school you're approaching doesn't need to care about WHY someone else is giving you a better offer. All that matters is that you're going to skip them because someone else is a better deal. If they want you bad enough, they'll try to compete.
I'd name-drop because it's a big name. If you don't specify the school they'll think it's somewhere much less competitive (like your state schools)
Maybe they will tell me that! I’m not counting on the other school matching it, but what’s the harm in asking politely? It’s pretty common for people to ask schools to match other schools’ offers. Some top schools are well known for matching them....
Yeah good point, doesn’t hurt to try
Odds are decent that's exactly what they'll say -- But what OP needs to know is what the other schools' best offers are, and free tuition at NYU is exactly the right catalyst to shake loose that information.
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It doesnt matter at this point.
Seriously, where is this belief of med school applicants having the power to leverage scholarships coming from? There are only a few schools that are known for doing this (Penn comes to mind). Most schools can just pull someone off the waitlist (who is likely as qualified as you are, really) instead.
Ok? Op has nothing to lose. He might as well
That didn't answer my question, and I didn't tell the OP not to try. I'm just wondering where this idea of leveraging scholarships is coming from; is this common in undergrad or something?
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It's common at both the undergrad and medical levels. The t20 I went to for undergrad is not known for generous aid - in fact it was the last t20 to switch to need-blind admissions. But, by showing them another t20 had offered me a full ride, I got them to boost their aid up substantially, and was able to attend when I otherwise wouldn't have been able to.
The same thing plays out at the MD level all the time. Schools hate losing their admits to peers when they can help it. Lots of schools come to mind for having massive recruitment $$. Some examples would be Northwestern and U Chicago, Vandy, WashU, the Geffen program at UCLA, and of course the 21st century program at Penn.
It's by no means a guarantee that it will work, but it can't hurt to try. When the scholarship committee at, say, Northwestern is sitting there deciding who to throw tens of thousands of dollars at, you absolutely want them to know about your other top-ranking options with big aid packages.
They're getting this belief from the fact that it happens and sometimes works. Does it always work? No. But it can.
Do it.
Are you a good poker player? Don’t break game face.
could you leverage a $20,000/year tuition scholarship from a below ranked school to a higher ranked school that only gave you need-based aid + loans?
I think the consensus of this thread is that because you have nothing to lose, you might as well try.
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