<p>Has anyone ever been allowed to have outside merit scholarships be paid directly to the school and not affect FA? This makes or breaks my decision and I think the FA people know they aren't giving me enough money.</p>
<p>Also, what would be the best method to negotiate this? Weeping? Begging? Singing?</p>
<p>You could try singing.</p>
<p>I don’t think that it’s possible to do that, unfortunately =/</p>
<p>Our son had an outside scholarship that did not affect his financial aid. It was used to off set our family contribution.</p>
<p>How did you do that? It would be a miracle…</p>
<p>In reading the website it states that outside scholarships can be applied to the amount one is allotted for work study. The scholarship did not exceed the allotted amount so it did not affect his award. This is a question that should really be directed to the financial aid office. Good luck.</p>