Hi everyone!
I was recently accepted to Dartmouth and I really want to go, but it is not the best option for my family financially. If I email the financial aid office, will they give me more money?
There is a form for requesting reconsideration of an initial financial aid decision. Use it.
http://admissions.dartmouth.edu/financial-aid/supplemental-forms
The financial aid folks are not heartless. There are often factors that do not get reflected in the FAFSA, etc. forms, and I found FA very understanding of individual circumstances. You have nothing to lose by asking.