<p>I was just offered a very prestigious full-ride scholarship to a state school, after an application process involving essays and on-campus interviews. Only 20 were given, for a school with a freshman class of 8,000.</p>
<p>What if I tell this to other schools (e.g. honors, application update, etc.)? Would it hurt my app or would they even care?</p>
<p>I don't think it would help that much, but don't quote me on that. However, when you start getting Fin. Aid offers from colleges, I think you could definitely tell a school about your full-ride offer if you think that school should give you a bit more money.</p>
<p>If you are asking if you should list this as an academic award/honor on your application to other colleges, the answer is NO.</p>
<p>It depends which school you are applying to. My counselor told me that for states schools, you can negotiate with a state school about how much other state schools have offered you and they might offer you more.</p>
<p>It's not an award you list on your app! On the other hand, it may be a bargaining chip you can use if you get accepted elsewhere. It's strength depends on what your 1st school is; if its Nowhere State then the other schools won't care too much; if it's a school they see as a competitor (meaning kids will go there without a substantial financial carrot) it can help. </p>
<p>BTW remember the dance of negotiating financial aid depends on all parties (including you) holding onto the pretense they aren't bargaining. FA officers like to feel like they're above coarse commercial things like that. [ul][<em>]you: can you re-examine your calculations? X awarded me 10K in grants, you gave me 2K and 8K in loans.[</em>]them: we've re-run the numbers, and we can make it 6K in grants[/ul]</p>