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\"Negotiate\"<\/a>On a day like today, I\u2019m doing my happy dance. My MBA clients have been contacting me with good news<\/a> from the schools to which they applied. Several of them have multiple offers with scholarships attached, which immediately present the question: Can they negotiate their scholarship offers?<\/p>\n

Since most of you have yet to take your MBA negotiations class, I\u2019ll give you a little advice\u2026everything is negotiable. You have an offer of admission and unless you did something egregious that the schools discover in their background research, the school will not take that offer away from you. In fact, the schools want you to come to their programs so much that they\u2019ve offered you scholarships, tuition discounts, or graduate assistantships to entice you away from other schools. You are in the power position, but you have limited time to act.<\/p>\n

If you have multiple scholarship offers, you have even more power. So play the schools off each other. You will need to provide proof of funding and develop a clear statement of what it would take to have you deposit and attend that school. If school A matches school B\u2019s offer, go back to school B and ask for more. Many schools have some wiggle room with scholarship offers. And the worst-case scenario is that school A will say \u201cno\u201d to your request and then there is no harm and no foul.<\/p>\n

Caution: While you may be in the power position, remain likeable, respectful and courteous. Don\u2019t shoot yourself in the foot by coming off as arrogant. And if you have deposited at a school, you have diminished your position of power.<\/p>\n

If you need additional consultation on this matter, we are available to help you<\/a> construct the communication that in the words of one of my former clients made his \u201cinvestment in Accepted.com a very positive ROI.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Natalie<\/a> By Natalie Grinblatt Epstein<\/a>, an accomplished Accepted.com consultant\/editor (since 2008) and entrepreneur. Natalie is a former MBA Admissions Dean and Director at Ross, Johnson, and Carey.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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Accepted.com's experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with comprehensive packages<\/a>, <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from picking perfect programs<\/a> to designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or preparing for intense interview<\/a>s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so contact us<\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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