<p>I have heard some rumors about people contacting Stanford's Admission and Aid office about getting some kind of non-need based and non-athletic financial assistance. Is there any truth in these rumors at all? My parents make too much money, according to the FAFSA, to qualify for any need-based aid, however, it would require them to beg, borrow and steal to pay 52 grand a year for Stanford. Thus, I find myself in a big dilemna. I really want to go to Stanford but ... If I get some merit scholarships at a Duke or a Vandy can I use those as a bargaining tool to ask Stanford for money?</p>
<p>P.S. I've been accepted EA!</p>