<p>Comparing offers is one thing, getting merit money is another. It will make you fill a bit upset if your kid gets in ED and gets no merit money, and another kid you know with stats not up there with yours gets in and gets a nice piece of change. Then if the parent tells you that the kid called and said there was a competing school in the picture that gave some merit moeny, and then got an increase in the award, you might get a bit hot. You might call, and you may or may not get any merit money at that point in time. My son’s school did give more, but they wanted a fax sent over of the other school acceptance and awards, so to say that wasn’t part of the consideration doesn’t hold water.</p>