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Hey everyone! I'm reaching out for some advice on negotiating scholarships with Ross and Anderson. Anderson is my top choice, but they haven't offered any financial aid to me. On the other hand, Ross has offered me a 25% scholarship, which is great, but I'm hoping to secure more funding.

To strengthen my negotiating position, I have received full scholarships from Kelley and Scheller, 65% from Goizueta, 75% from UNC, and 25% from McCombs. I'm also waiting to hear back from a few more schools this month.

I understand that Ross is a higher-ranked school compared to the ones offering me full scholarships, so I'm not sure if I have any leverage here. Ideally, I'd like to attend Ross if I can secure a 50% tuition waiver, and I would need at least 60% tuition coverage to consider UCLA.

Any tips or insights on how to approach this negotiation would be greatly appreciated! Thank you all for your help!­
­iipshitaaaa Congratulations on the admits!

I feel that at this point, you can't do much to sway UCLA because it is somewhere between Ross and the others (if you disclose all your admits to them), so UCLA may not want to spend so much effort on recalibrating its endowment for you without getting that serious commitment vibe from you. I would suggest that you try to maximize the grant from Ross. Ross, in your case, will have the understanding that you are hinged on attending the top of your target list if they budge slightly on their endowment. As advised earlier, draft your mails very humbly but strategically and try to get in touch with the personnel in the office directly, and someone might be able to put in a good word regarding the scholarship. Seek guidance from alumni as well. Start utilising your network already to get ideas! In parallel also look out to other avenues for financing as suggested. 

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