<p>I would like to use my National merit money to purchase a laptop. I called the national merit people and they said that thats okay(any personal expenses so long as its related to education). I then called stanford, and they refused me. They said that the money can only go towards my loans/workstudy and NOT a laptop because a laptop is not on the financial aid list. I asked the guy if he could put a laptop coputer on my financial aid and he said they "rarely" put it there, which leaves me with some hope.</p>
<p>getting to the point....is there any way i can convince them to get the laptop on my package OR get the merit people to write me the check personally?</p>