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[louisv123]

CHECKING IN WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Signing up for March open house now.

[accessislife]

immediately told them I would be unable to deposit without any money and that I am declining their offer of admission; received an initial scholarship offer the next day; negotiated a higher scholarship.

JFC that is hardball.

O_O #madetobealitigator

[Shelbinole]

Got the scholarship email. Don't wanna ask for a full ride and sound greedy, but I need a decent amount of money, any advice on how to respond??

[Gray]

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[lnick93]

Got the scholarship email. Don't wanna ask for a full ride and sound greedy, but I need a decent amount of money, any advice on how to respond??

What I did was mention that I had received offers from schools that were in much more affordable locations. I mentioned the cities, but not the schools specifically, and asked them to match the cost of attendance.

[tonysoprano]

I don't see the issue with citing specific offers... can anyone offer any insight here?

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[Hand]

I don't see the issue with citing specific offers... can anyone offer any insight here?

Nah just tell 'm what you need to receive in order to make it worth your while. In other words:

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[thatssoraven]

I don't see the issue with citing specific offers... can anyone offer any insight here?

I told them my offers, and instead of straight up asking for a better/competing offer I just told them that I was looking forward to hearing back from them about money and stuff.

Also just got the confirmation email today after sending my reply in last week, and it freaked me out a little because I (of course) jumped to conclusions and thought they were actually telling me something besides just 'we got your email.'

[supersplittysplitter]

i put a number in my email just because i wanted to set the baseline, especially since the initial email basically asked us what we want. i figured if i was vague or just said i want something "competitive" then i would really be letting them control the terms of the negotiation... and i'm sure they'll screw me regardless, but that's besides the point

[Shelbinole]

Got the scholarship email. Don't wanna ask for a full ride and sound greedy, but I need a decent amount of money, any advice on how to respond??

Did you just get it today? I think TCR is to be honest and clear, not mentioning other offers specifically. Something to the effect of:

"GULC is a top choice for me, but financial considerations will be a large factor in my final decision. I am fortunate to have already received substantial offers from competitive schools. Given the high cost of living in DC and [insert personal factors here] I will likely attend GULC if I am offered a scholarship for [XXX amount/XX% of tuition]."

Yes i got the email today! Thank you for your help!

[hearsay77]

Checking in...Got the letter yesterday after being held. VERY excited, but the prospects of $$ seem low since I was held for so long.

[tonysoprano]

My scholarship email said to respond "by Wednesday, February 11th." I'm hoping my Duke scholarship offer, which was mailed on the 6th, will be here tomorrow afternoon and am waiting until then to give my response. Anybody think this is a bad idea, or you think I'm fine sending in the letter on the 11th?

[Revelation]

167 3.77 GPA accepted on the 26th. I would like to work in the DC metropolitan area and GULC is my #1 pick of schools. That being said, I am not willing to take out a quarter of a million dollars in debt to attend. Mylsn puts the chances of a scholarship offer at 33% and the average amount at $70,000. What I'd like to know is 1) What do you think my chances of receiving the scholarship email are? 2) If I do not receive said email, should I contact them myself?

[Gray]

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[cc78]

I don't see the issue with citing specific offers... can anyone offer any insight here?

I told them my offers, and instead of straight up asking for a better/competing offer I just told them that I was looking forward to hearing back from them about money and stuff.

I have the same story exactly. I figured that I might as well not try to play games with them--there's only one scholarship level I'd consider and they should know that as they deliberate.

[navykev]

Yay credentials are available!

Sweet!!!

[Gray]

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[cc78]

Yay credentials are available!

Sweet!!!

Really not clear if there's anything you can do with them though.

ETA: OH also March open house schedule!

Thanks for writing this. I was feeling a little dumb for being so excited to get these credentials and then immediately having no clue what to do with them now.

[Gray]

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[legallybrunette93]

This might be a really stupid question, but what are credentials?

[navykev]

Yay credentials are available!

Sweet!!!

Really not clear if there's anything you can do with them though.

ETA: OH also March open house schedule!

We have access to this: https://myaccess.georgetown.edu

[Gray]

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[navykev]

We have access to this: https://myaccess.georgetown.edu

Is it working for you?
I get:

This page is not enabled for current user role(s).

Yeah it's working for me.

Did you reset your password at: https://password.georgetown.edu.