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Negotiate Scholarship off of Waitlist?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 1:33 pm
by mathis1490
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Re: Negotiate Scholarship off of Waitlist?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 2:36 pm
by cavalier1138
It can be done, but generally, getting any money at all off the waitlist is a great outcome.
If you have a better offer somewhere else (or a similar offer from a higher-ranked school), see if you can use it for leverage.
Re: Negotiate Scholarship off of Waitlist?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 3:02 pm
by emkay625
I mean it doesn't hurt to try. Just be up front and honest. You would love to attend X school but you are not sure if you can justify it financially and you're considering sitting out a cycle. You don't have other offers as leverage, but it can't hurt to just try so long as you're polite.
Re: Negotiate Scholarship off of Waitlist?
Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:42 pm
by bmathers
I got a 50% ship to a school ranked about #60 and nearly a full-ride from a school around #70, both off waitlists... but, I also brought my LSAT up 5 points after being put on the WL. Go ahead and try to negotiate, you might as well - what's the downfall?