College Admissions
How to Get More Out of Your Financial Aid Offer
December 2, 2018 - College Admissions
By Tonya DuBois
You can be 100% certain that your financial aid / merit scholarship package will not improve on its own. If you want a better aid package, you must ask for it! Here’s how…
MERIT:
• Reach out to the Admission Rep for your territory
• Show gratitude for the original award
• Re-state key accomplishments
• Include merit offers from other comparable schools
• If true, state that school is your first choice, and with a better package, you will enroll
FINANCIAL AID:
• Reach out to both the Admission Rep for your territory and the FA office
• File an appeal – explain financial circumstances not included or fully explained on initial paperwork
• Show offers from comparable schools that have a lower net cost to you
• If offered loans, inquire if there is anything you can do to convert those to grants
• If true, state that school is your first choice, and with a better package, you will enroll
