<p>is princeton pretty good about highering the FA offer to the admitted students? coz I just received my williams package, and it gave me several thousand more a year (all in grant). do they "match"?</p>
<p>This came up for us last year with Williams and Amherst.
Princeton would not up their offer to match Amherst who were the most generous. I would still write a letter and fax the other offer to fin-aid explaining that even though they were very generous it still would be a burden compared to Williams.</p>
<p>Surely, u can try to negotiate with them- nothing to lose. There are several tips.</p>
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<li><p>Attitude: "Gee, this is too much for our family to pay. Can you come down a little? Oh by the way, I have an offer from other school that you might want to look at" is better than " here is amherst's offer, can you top that?"</p></li>
<li><p>Cooperation: Ask your parent talk to them, not you. You should write a letter of emphasizing that "Princeton" is your dream school and you really really really wanna go there if at all possible .</p></li>
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<p>All the best</p>