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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apply widely

In many cases there is no way to anticipate[/quote]

That’s what we did. We were surprised in a number of cases both way - more than we thought and less than we thought. And then we played the offers off against each other. [/quote]

Does that mean you were able to go to school A and say that school B offered X amount and ask if they could match it? Did it work?[/quote]

Yes. But, they should be schools that consider themselves peers. My DD got a better offer from School B, but really wanted to go to School A, so she wrote a letter to admissions to tell them how much she wanted to go there, but School B has made it more affordable and asked if there was anything else that School A could do. She treated it as almost another essay and addressed specifically why she saw herself at School A, reminded them that she visited twice, and how she would contribute to the school.

It may depend on the school and what their merit caps are and how close you are to it and how much they want you, but in our case, it definitely worked. And, again, peer schools are important. Honestly, it's even worth it to apply to peer schools that you may not be interested in, but that have a reputation for good merit, to potentially use it as leverage.[/quote]

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