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Scholarship Negotiation Timing

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:25 pm
by dontdoitkid
Looking for advice about the timing of my negotiating. I just got my December LSAT back (4th and final take but I went 153 -> 163 ->164 -> 167 so I'm happy even if I didn't break 170), and have been accepted to the school where I ultimately want to go. However, in addition to the regular scholarship negotiating that I plan on doing, I am wondering if I should introduce my new LSAT into the equation earlier on, or when I send out the negotiation emails. Right now I was given 20,000/year with a 164 (slightly above median) and a 3.76 (above 75th) but the 167 would put me above the 75th in each of those categories.

In short, should I:

A: Contact the school now to update them with my new LSAT score, see if that can get me more scholarship money, and then use that as a further jumping off point for negotiating using scholarships from other schools when they come in, or:

B: Just wait until I have the offers from other schools and introduce my new LSAT score alongside the other offers.

Thanks for your time

Re: Scholarship Negotiation Timing

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:45 pm
by KMart
I'd do A. Get the most money from schools off the best LSAT you have, then negotiate other school's offers against each other. Some schools will even match scholarship offers.

Re: Scholarship Negotiation Timing

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:46 pm
by WichitaShocker
I would notify them of your new LSAT score immediately. I would not mention a scholarship increase yet though. ( they may increase it without prompt)