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Last week I was very pleased to get an offer from school A - it's my top choice school - I told them I was very pleased to accept and looking forward to starting etc however I haven't sent back any of the paperwork yet or the deposit - the deadline for all that is late June. I was told that school A would be reviewing scholarships this week / early June
Today I also got an offer from school B which I'm very pleased with although for various reasons school B suits me better, even though it's generally regarded as being equal calibre to my top choice. I know that school B will make scholarship decisions by the end of this month
To be honest, I would go to school A whatever as the programme suits my long term goals better, however I'm wondering if it's worth mentioning to school A that I have the offer from school B and am waiting to hear the outcome on scholarships before making a decision? Is this likely to increase the chances of school A offering me a scholarship?
Another option would be to just mention to school A that I have the offer from school B as part of a general email confirming the status of my payment and paperwork etc but not directly mention scholarships. This would be a more subtle approach and would boost my profile as they'd see I'd got into another top school which could help when they come to review scholarship candidates, however may not be as strong as a negotiation tactic as doesn't address the issue directly
I don't want to negotiate too agressively and sour the relationship and maybe a subtle approach would work better, however a potential £20k saving is worth a lot to me and figure it's worth a shot if done in the right way? These are business schools after all so I guess they should respect a bit of negotiation?!
Any thoughts on how to go about this?
Today I also got an offer from school B which I'm very pleased with although for various reasons school B suits me better, even though it's generally regarded as being equal calibre to my top choice. I know that school B will make scholarship decisions by the end of this month
To be honest, I would go to school A whatever as the programme suits my long term goals better, however I'm wondering if it's worth mentioning to school A that I have the offer from school B and am waiting to hear the outcome on scholarships before making a decision? Is this likely to increase the chances of school A offering me a scholarship?
Another option would be to just mention to school A that I have the offer from school B as part of a general email confirming the status of my payment and paperwork etc but not directly mention scholarships. This would be a more subtle approach and would boost my profile as they'd see I'd got into another top school which could help when they come to review scholarship candidates, however may not be as strong as a negotiation tactic as doesn't address the issue directly
I don't want to negotiate too agressively and sour the relationship and maybe a subtle approach would work better, however a potential £20k saving is worth a lot to me and figure it's worth a shot if done in the right way? These are business schools after all so I guess they should respect a bit of negotiation?!
Any thoughts on how to go about this?
25 May 2011, 11:12
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You'll be fine to negotiate; don't be afraid that it'll sour your relationship with the school. I do not think offers can be retracted simply because you're "negotiating" or "asking" for a better financial situation.
However, keep in mind that most schools will not change their scholarship status simply because you got scholarship from another school. The top schools, especially, won't change much. One way of understanding the scholarship situation is that each school acts on different basis for scholarship awards and that the schools must have seen something in you that's unique or "better" than other admitted students to offer you scholarship. This "uniqueness" from one school doesn't translate to another school in a similar fashion. For example, school A may be lacking your specific type of work experience, so therefore, in order to attract you to attending school A, a scholarship was provided. Let's say that school B has enough of your type and that school B isn't worry about you not attending because of the fact that there's enough of your type, just by telling school B that you've received scholarship from school A won't change B's basis for not offering you a scholarship. This reason carries throughout the top b-schools and while I'm always up for more money, just know that the chances are slim to get money from a no-money status.
However, keep in mind that most schools will not change their scholarship status simply because you got scholarship from another school. The top schools, especially, won't change much. One way of understanding the scholarship situation is that each school acts on different basis for scholarship awards and that the schools must have seen something in you that's unique or "better" than other admitted students to offer you scholarship. This "uniqueness" from one school doesn't translate to another school in a similar fashion. For example, school A may be lacking your specific type of work experience, so therefore, in order to attract you to attending school A, a scholarship was provided. Let's say that school B has enough of your type and that school B isn't worry about you not attending because of the fact that there's enough of your type, just by telling school B that you've received scholarship from school A won't change B's basis for not offering you a scholarship. This reason carries throughout the top b-schools and while I'm always up for more money, just know that the chances are slim to get money from a no-money status.
