wondering if Duke matches merit aid from other schools ?
CCers, please share your experiences if you could
No - you can read it here:
Can confirm they do not. Heard it directly from a Duke admin in finance.
Very few schools match merit aid. Schools have their own merit awards and often the maximum is $20k or $25k. If another school gives full tuition, they can’t really ‘match’ that.
Some will reconsider your financial need and look at what another school has offered as a total package to make the two schools similar.
You don’t know what they will do until you ask.
Generally speaking, if the aid package is from a peer school (Ivy or equivalent) they may try to match. Otherwise not likely.