Should I try negotiating scholarships between these schools? Forum

[chalhou1]

I'm wondering if it is pointless since the schools aren't really rivals or near each other.

Wisconsin with $8,000 scholarship out of state
MSU full scholarship

should I ask MSU to remove the 3.0 stips or maybe include a stipend for books? or do most schools just say no?

I'm assuming it also is pointless to negotiate with wisconsin since MSU is ranked much lower

[scammedhard]

Negotiate. What do you lose other than a few minutes? Worse case scenario they say "no," and that's the end of it; but otherwise you can get a lot back from just a few calls/emails.

[chalhou1]

bump

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Absolutely. It's not like they can deny you admissions for trying. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. That's not to say your chances are high--I actually have no idea what your chances are of a successful negotiation--but it's worth a shot.

[chalhou1]

this is probably a stupid question but they can't rescind or lower your scholarship for asking?

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Nope, they cannot rescind / lower your scholarship unless you lie about the aid received from other schools, for example.

Read this if you'd like: http://www.law.umich.edu/connection/a2z ... aspx?ID=17

[chalhou1]

hate to bump this again but I have one more question, does it matter that I have already put a deposit down at michigan state?

[Hawkeye Pierce]

I don't see why it would. You can make deposits to multiple schools, after all. I think for the most part, these schools expect people to be negotiating offers.

[chalhou1]

should I just send them an email or send it in a short word document? and would you guys just send it to the admissions office?

[bartleby]

email. no attachment.