Scholarship Question

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[wildzodiac]

I like cars, but I don't have one at the moment. Someone offered me a brand new Toyota. Would it be a good idea for me to ask him for a Mercedes instead?

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

Did you scholarships from anywhere else that you can use as a bargaining chip?

 

[ClosetNerd828]

Did you say you got a scholarship to your state school? Now you want to negotiate a larger scholarship amount..... Just accept this magnificent opportunity that you have worked so hard for, you are going to come out of dental school in a better position than 95% of us will (that's a made up number BTW)..

 

[wildzodiac]

@wildzodiac How can you be so salty to someone asking a question? It's obvious you don't have an answer to the question I'm asking, so refrain from attempting to answer. The analogy that you used doesn't work at all. How do you know that I wasn't offered a toyota from multiple schools?

Well in that case, go with the Toyota which has the nicest color.

 

[Faux]

@wildzodiac How can you be so salty to someone asking a question? It's obvious you don't have an answer to the question I'm asking, so refrain from attempting to answer. The analogy that you used doesn't work at all. How do you know that I wasn't offered a toyota from multiple schools?
@AlbinoPolarBear Yes I have been offered a scholarship from other schools. I didn't want to use that as a bargaining tool though

I think its better to use the "other schools" angle, especially if your preferred school is the most expensive, despite the scholarship. Someone on here had good luck with that. Just focus on how they're your #1 and how you were given a offer to someone else and if there anything they can do.

 

[vk223]

Recently received an scholarship, sort of by negotiating? I didn't mean to ask for it at first. Just to help myself make the decision, I called the school and ask if there was any scholarship came in with my acceptance offer. They were very approachable and said that they will send this to the scholarship committee to consider. After several days, received an email with scholarship (first year only tho).

 

[vk223]

Sorry, I reread the question and just realize you would like to negotiate to a larger amount. lol I guess my answer was kinda off topic.

 

[ToothbrushBuddy]

I was able to negotiate a bigger scholarship at two schools I was accepted into. My husband "coached" me through it, said that what nfl football players do. He says to let the school know you are extremely interested, but are having a difficult time deciding between this school and another one. If the other one is cheaper, let them know that. Ask them if there is any way that they could possibly increase your scholarship to make your decision easier. Be VERY polite about it.

 

[ToothbrushBuddy]

Thanks a lot for sharing - if you don't mind me asking, how much of an increase was it? You can put into percent if you don't want to share numbers

$10,000 per year, but I think part of the reason that the schools were ok increasing my scholarships was that they were pretty sure that my education would be covered by a service-commitment scholarship (which I did end up getting). Once I got the service-commitment scholarship that covers my full tuition and fees, so they did not end up giving me the scholarship offered anyways. That's probably why they were so free about increasing the scholarship.

 

[Kittenz]

For what it's worth, I was offered a particular scholarship only after declining the school. The dean of admissions called me up the next day and asked me to reconsider.

They can play their hand of cards anytime they want. If they can get away with you accepting their invitation with the least amount of money in your pocket, that's money in theirs.

I responded by telling them that the school I already accepted was still less expensive after all was said and done, so they asked to get back to me with a better scholarship.

The moment they're aware of competition, some schools will feel a lot more generous.

I ultimately stuck with my original choice for multiple reasons. One reason was that I felt disrespected for only being offered the scholarship after declining the school to begin with. So at the same time, try not to disrespect the school offering you the scholarship, but don't waste the opportunity to bargain while the money's still hot.

 

[MRZ8]

@vk223 @Kittenz

What schools did you received scholarships from?