<p>As the title said, i got a waitlist letter from one of my top choice, an LAC in the middle of top 100. I truly believe that the only reason was simply because of my 5k dollar contribution. 1/3 of the email was about finance; they repeated the total cost of their school, their limited available FA. The cost is about 45k anyway @_@, so what is the least reasonable number in my case? how much should i add to increase my chance? plzz help</p>
<p>I got waitlists from 3 LACs and a top uni…all cuz i guess da aid probx dese days…=(…dunno wot to do now…</p>
<p>Toughest year for international students</p>
<p>levesque, if you are in fact able to pay significantly more and have withheld that information from them, that is not going to be a strong argument in your favor.</p>
<p>I would certainly not admit someone who tried to rip the college off for scarce FA $$ that needs to go to people who really need the money.</p>
<p>If you are saying that you could scrape up another $500, I doubt that would make any difference. If the school wanted you, they would have admitted you and offered however much they could afford, leaving the decision up to you.</p>
<p>I agree with Consolation. Totally.</p>