<p>I have been lucky enough to have been accepted to some great schools and stuck between some really close choices right now.</p>
<p>Iv'e been accepted to two very good private schools, one in Cali. and one in NY. I am also considering a public school in cali as well. My top choice where I would love to go is the private sch. in Cali., but they were just too expensive.</p>
<p>AFTER sending in a fin aid. appeal, the difference is still around 9K more than the one in NY/the public school in C.A.</p>
<p>My question is since I really really would love to go to the private. sch. in Cali, and the difference is still too much, could I ask them to match the offer of the Private school in New York(who gave me a lot more than expected)??</p>
<p>if they could match it, it would only mean bringing their cost down about 7-8K on their side(and I could def. afford to go). Iv'e already appealed to this school though, and im kinda nervous if they wont review it a second time</p>
<p>im going to their office soon, thoughts on what I should do or say? should I bring the actual letter of the school in NY or just say ive been offered a great amt. from school X... or ...? suggestions!? thankyou for ur time and srry about length of this post=(</p>
<p>Yes, you can appeal again and ask if they would look at how another school has viewed your financial situation, and that you’d be happy to send in that information. Let them know it is your favorite school. Doesn’t hurt to try Yes, you can also get shut down immediately and say, no go,no more. But give it your best effort. Good luck.</p>
<p>What was the basis of your first appeal request? </p>
<p>Is the other school a peer school to the Calif private? </p>
<p>BTW…if you go to a Calif school, don’t call the state Cali…lol…only those who aren’t from Calif call it Cali. ;)</p>
<p>hehe, srry about that, yes the private sch. in NY is a considerable equivalent/peer to the one in C.A</p>
<p>@Thumper- basically some minor changing fin. sit. like a one time bonus, medical expenses and such.</p>
<p>When I visit, im prob. going to try to reiterate/stress some of the main ones, and slightly bring up the award from the school in NY.</p>
<p>is there any way I should word it? should I directly say match this pls. blah blah blah or try a more indirect approach??
ALso! just to be clear, the actual award package from the school in NY is less(by about $5 haha) than the amt the sch. in C.A is giving me, but since their sticker price was lower, the overall cost was lower. </p>
<p>Should I be asking to match the award package or the cost of attendance??? thankyou!</p>
<p>Dream: I don’t know if you’ve heard this but California does not need to beg for students. You need to be aware that if you say: well XYZ school is giving me $xyz dollars, that could backfire tremendously to your disadvantage. Unless the California private really wants you and has the dollars, and they would have told you with dollars, it might not happen and you need to expect that.</p>
<p>It’s the cost of attendance that counts. If School A costs $50k/year and they gave you $40k, that means they’ve calculated that you can afford $10k. If School B costs $60k/year and they’ve also given you $40k, that means they’ve calculated your ability to pay as $20k. That’s twice the number School A came up with, so it’s a significant difference.</p>
<p>I would suggest, i you feel comfortable doing it, that you start by contacting the school in NY and find out how they calculated your award. There may be a crucial difference between the two. For example, NY school may not even have considered home equity, while CA school takes home equity into account when calculating ability to pay. If that’s what happened, the CA school probably won’t budge. On the other hand, maybe they both considered home equity, but NY school calculated it to be $100k, while CA school calculated it to be $200k. If that’s the case, you can dispute their calculation. So talk to the NY school first, and try to understand how they reached their more generous result. Once you understand it, then go speak to the CA school.</p>