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14 Apr 2007, 08:53
Johnny,
I wanted to let you know I just finished going through this with Vanderbilt. I was offered a 60K scholarship to Rice and wanted to see what Vanderbilt could offer other than my original 20K scholarship. I emailed the director of admissions, who then called and we chatted and I re-iterated what I had said in my email and how I really enjoyed my visit at Vandy and made sure that he knew they were my #1. Anyway, I heard back from them last night and they doubled my scholarship to 40K! So, emailing is not a big No No, to initiate the negotiation. I felt that way I could make sure I covered all I wanted to since I had enless time to compose it. Here is a copy of the email I sent:
Director Roeder,
Recently, I have received admission decisions from multiple MBA programs. I was very pleased when I received Vanderbilt's decision. I have grown very fond of the school during my visit, interview and other time spent on campus. Vanderbilt, through the aforementioned exposure and research I have conducted, has clearly become my first choice school to attend in the fall. I feel that Owen is a perfect fit for me and have been thoroughly impressed with all my interactions with the school.
However, recently I have found myself stressed to make a decision as where to attend this upcoming year. As early stated I loved Owen and ultimately would love to attend there. However, I received a $60,000.00 scholarship to attend a comparable program. While, this program is not my first choice school, I am finding it very hard to financially justify attending Owen and incurring a substantial amount of extra debt. I respectfully ask if there is supplemental funding Owen may have to grant towards my studies, in order to limit the stress I place on financial considerations when deciding where to attend. Thus, I can weigh the more important factors, and ultimately end up at my first choice school, Owen.
I appreciate your time taken to read this letter as I am sure you are still extremely busy. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as you have a chance to respond. As always, thank you for your time.
Respectfully,
XXX