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Playing schools off of each other [#permalink] New post   02 Mar 2016, 14:13
School A - not as expensive but smaller scholarship (first choice)

School B - more expensive and very large scholarship (second choice)

School A and School B have similar rankings and are both finance driven.


Is it possible to hang scholarships received at at School B over School A's head and ask for more money from School A?
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Re: Playing schools off of each other [#permalink] New post   02 Mar 2016, 21:52
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School A - not as expensive but smaller scholarship (first choice)

School B - more expensive and very large scholarship (second choice)

School A and School B have similar rankings and are both finance driven.


Is it possible to hang scholarships received at at School B over School A's head and ask for more money from School A?


Sure it is possible, but you need to negotiate in a professional manner.
Say something like you are interested in the school and the school connects with your goal and all, but finances are a problem and then there is another school that i ready to give you a better scholarship. So can you please reconsider my award.

There are certain tips on how to write this mail. Be sure to have a look at them once.
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Re: Playing schools off of each other [#permalink] New post   03 Mar 2016, 06:05
Is school B regarded as better than school A? (irrespective of rankings - as that is all subjective depending on which ranking table you look at). For instance, are you comparing Berk Haas vs MIT (which have a similar FT ranking, but MIT is well regarded as better than Berk Haas). You also want to see if they see each other as competition based on their strengths (Harvard vs Stanford, MIT vs Stanford, Wharton vs Booth etc).

It also depends on who school A (certain schools have a 'pride' that they dont yield, and expect the student to WANT to be in the school) is and if they do offer you a little bit more, would you accept them?
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Re: Playing schools off of each other [#permalink] New post   16 Mar 2016, 12:37
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You can certainly do this some schools are reluctant to change any offer no matter where the offer is coming from. I would draft up a few scenarios and identify your order of priority with respect to your options considering additional money or not. But generally this course of action is fine here especially if you are on the fence with your decision and they are similarly ranked
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