Has anyone had experience negotiating a financial aid /scholarship award? Should the student or parent do the negotiating?
Any other advice?
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We live in NY and my daughter wanted a big football school in a warm climate with a good business school.
She applied to University of Miami and USC Honors College. She has a 94.5 GPA, 1910-SAT, 30-ACT 9 -AP’s,
2 languages and lots of EC’s.
She got accepted into Miami but without any scholarship money and she got into USC with in-state tuition but she did not get into HC. From a financial perspective USC seems the way to go, but I am worried that she will feel bad about not being with the HC students since she has always been in the accelerated classes. I am also worried about job opportunities.
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Is it one of the schools …which one?
Either one
What is your daughter’s intended major? After the first year, she is going to be taking classes with students in her major mostly. University of South Carolina is a fine school.
@thumper1 is right. Classes within one’s major will mostly be or totally be regular classes.
USCarolina is a public univ. They gave your D a merit award. If she doesn’t qualify for Pell, then likely she won’t get any other free money.
What was your EFC?
How much aid did UMiami give?
Can you afford either school? If not, then what is her back up school
To answer your Q, the parent should contact the school since this is a money issue. However, depending on the school, your approach will be different.
How much more do you want from each school? What reasons can you give for “deserving” more money?
Yes I have seen several parents complain to the Vice Chancellors and Deans of Financial Aid. If you make enough noise they usually find a way to get you funding. They don’t want to be bothered. Try first with an appeal to the financial aid office. If it doesn’t work go higher. This works particularly well at private schools with large endowments that can afford to give money to make people go away.
Again…I ask. Are you suggesting that colleges will award money to “squeaky wheels”?
Honestly, I’ve never heard of such a thing.
Please tell us the colleges that do this. It might be helpful for those with uncooperative NCPs who are willing to make a lot of noise.