Getting more financial aid

I am currently choosing between Northeastern engineering (12k scholarship), RPI (25K scholarship), and Purdue (no scholarship but still cheaper than the NEU and RPI). Northeastern is one of my top choices, so would they give more financial aid if I called them/emailed them about it?

Is the 12K merit or need based. If merit, no. If need based you may be able to negotiate a couple thousand dollars more but no $13,000 more.

Ask. …but be prepared for a NO answer.

Northeastern doesn’t give additional aid through matching offers from other schools. They only change financial aid due to changes in financial situations

Good friend of D just got more financial aid with no change in financial situation. They pleaded with financial aid dept. and it resulted in 5k more per year to add to the 20k they already had.

I called an insider within the university and I was offered an additional 3k in aid. In the end, I chose another institution.

i scheduled a meeting for next tuesday to go up and talk about financial aid. already received a 42,000 grant, just doing my due diligence before I accept their offer. i’ll try to update how it goes.

How do I negotiate my FA package? Should I just email FA Office?