<p>Is anyone here the beneficiary of a merit scholarship to Colgate? Or anyone know to what extent Colgate offers merit scholarships?</p>
<p>Colgate does not give merit scholarships, other than the Alumni Memorial Scholarships (AMS) that are given to the top 200 applicants.</p>
<p>However, if they want you, their assessment of your “need” can be quite generous. They offered D more need-based aid than anybody else–she went elsewhere for a better fit school (need + merit made offer comparable)</p>
<p>Colgate doesn’t offer merit scholarships at all, not even to Alumni Memorial Scholars. The only difference between AMS and regular financial aid packages is that AMS packages are only grants.</p>
<p>for AMS w/grant- is it possible to “negotiate” for more than originally offered- right now the money will be …tight</p>
<p>I negotiated my aid last year and was not an AMS, and Colgate was more than willing to reconsider. I got some extra money, but they’ll only reconsider if you have a legitamate reason to ask for more money (aka recent change in financial circumstances, or possibly overestimating your income on fafsa or css).</p>