Scholarship negotiation with no other offers?
Hi all!
To keep this (relatively) short:
I was admitted to a school (T130) pretty close to where I live in February (applied end of November/beginning of December). I am pretty much at or above 75th percentiles for this school, as well as in state, so I was obviously expecting some kind of scholarship. However, after 3 times of me calling about financial aid and never getting a call back, they let me know that I was getting absolutely nothing in aid after I paid the first deposit (I am WL everywhere else).
This school is way under the loan cap at sticker, but I’m honestly offended by their offer. Especially since per LSD, people with my exact stats are getting 10-60k scholarships (even ones who applied after I was admitted). They told me they might reconsider if I came back with a better offer from somewhere else, which obviously I don’t have. I paid the second deposit today since I’ve had no WL movement and will probably end up going there if things don’t shape up soon. If I do end up there, I would probably try to transfer if the opportunity arose for reference. I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with negotiating with no other offer? It wouldn’t bother me as much but they are obviously still giving out money to most other admits (besides me apparently). Thanks in advance!!