Waitlist Scholly Negotiation Forum

[crossingforHYS]

Quick Question: How do people negotiate scholly's off the waitlist? How do people negotiate after doing well first year?

and are some school notorious for not negotiating scholarships at all?

[monarchylover]

Quick Question: How do people negotiate scholly's off the waitlist? How do people negotiate after doing well first year?

and are some school notorious for not negotiating scholorships at all?

I thought the only thing you could do is threaten transfer??

[crossingforHYS]

Quick Question: How do people negotiate scholly's off the waitlist? How do people negotiate after doing well first year?

and are some school notorious for not negotiating scholorships at all?

I thought the only thing you could do is threaten transfer??

but I am interested in how people do that? what it the etiquette? and how do you threaten without sounding awful?

[JoeFish]

No experience in the matter, but I would approach it along the lines of "Listen, I really like the school, I'd love to make this work, but I'm really not going to be able to attend (or stay, if that's the deal) unless I get some help". You know, in a more formal way. Even if it's not strictly true (that you need a good deal more money), it's practically true in that if they aren't able to make an offer that you deem reasonable then it simply won't be economically viable for you to attend.

[Z3RO]

I imagine it goes something like this:

1. get killer 1L grades
2. apply as transfer to notably more prestigious schools
3. get accepted
4. threaten/blackmail current school

If you can even manage #1 then congrats, dude.