<p>@ucb,</p>
<p>Howard let’s you know about your FA/scholarships soon after acceptance. There is no applying separately. My dd received her award letter last month…they don’t make you wait. Her scores/grades may preclude her from scholarships.</p>
<p>@lizardly,</p>
<p>It’s very difficult to “haggle” with Howard. They don’t have a whole boatload of money to play with. If OP were a male, I’m sure they would be much more wiling to talk numbers. I believe the ratio of male/female students is 30%/70% if memory serves me correctly. They tend to give male students better aid packages. I have seen it in practice on several occasions. I know a young man whose GPA/test scores were lower than my dd last year, he got a full ride…he turned it down and decided to stay closer to home. </p>