COL stipend questions Forum

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I successfully negotiated a full scholly to my T1 state school! Yay! However, my LSAT>>75 and GPA=75, so I feel a hankering for some sort of col stipend. When negotiating on the phone with the dean, I was explicitly told that they do not give out greater than full. However, ABA 509 disclosures seem to indicate otherwise to the tune of ~3% receive above full. Now for the questions:

1. How do I bring up the fact that they actually DO give out greater than full scholarships?
2. Is there any way to know how much greater than full those schollys were? (I don't think so, but hopeful that info is somewhere....)
3. What is a realistic number to expect for a stipend? Is $10,000 too much to expect?
4. Should I wait until after the first seat deposit to press the stipend issue? It still feels a bit early, yes?
5. Is there an advantage to attending ASW? Can I butter them there? Any how-to-do's on that?
6. Any tips for the email other than: thank you for being so generous, but I am poor and I want money

My basic leverage is that I have high numbers for them and I am willing not to attend law school. I applied via a binding admissions program because I was confident I wanted to attend there and hoped it would convey that I am committed to them and not trying to up my scholarship for the sake of a bargaining chip elsewhere. I think this is why I was even able to acquire a fully. Given that, I have no competing offers.

Thanks so much, TLS!