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Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by cooper17 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:55 am

How long before I should tell myself "no answer is my answer...?"
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by dddhhh » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:02 pm

When did you send it?
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by northwood » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:05 pm

im sure they will send you a response soon. right now they are trying to work on decisions. give them some time.
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by cooper17 » Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:56 pm

I sent it January 18th...are they just ignoring me? They never even wrote me back to say they received it.
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by Justathought » Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:14 pm

cooper17 wrote:I sent it January 18th...are they just ignoring me? They never even wrote me back to say they received it.
I just sent in mine. Keep us posted on your effort.
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by legallyblonde:) » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:17 pm

What all did you send in your letter? I'm trying to figure out how exactly to negociate for scholarship $ when I don't have an offer from a school but I have offers from peer schools.
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by krad » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:29 pm

legallyblonde:) wrote:What all did you send in your letter? I'm trying to figure out how exactly to negociate for scholarship $ when I don't have an offer from a school but I have offers from peer schools.
See this page, it's a great resource: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 22&t=79373
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by legallyblonde:) » Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:17 pm

I've heard mixed opinions on emails vs. snail mail. Should I literally send a copy of my other scholarship offer with my letter/email? Thanks for the help btw!
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by northwood » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:35 am

if you negotiate with a school and get a better offer- how bad is it to turn it down for another schools offer? ( i.e you play one school against another)? or is my conscience acting up again?
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Re: Financial Aid Negotiation Letter...waiting for an answer

Post by krad » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:35 am

northwood wrote:if you negotiate with a school and get a better offer- how bad is it to turn it down for another schools offer? ( i.e you play one school against another)? or is my conscience acting up again?
I don't think it's that big of a deal, as long as you didn't say anything like "I will attend if I am offered $". The schools know that we play them against each other, I'm sure :)
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