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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Call.  See what they say.  They know they changed things at the last minute.  It is a negotiation.  Let them know you know it is a negotiation.

If DC has something they want to do this fall that is based on the fact they didn't have work study, let them know.

But remember, it really is a negotiation.  You can probably scream and get it back to what they offered.

But if you scream, not only will DC be doing work study the next three years but they will drop the next 3 years awards to even things out.

Maybe what you want to work toward is splitting the difference so DC doesn't have to work study this fall but has $1750 in the spring.

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It's a negotiation?  Really?  A negotiation is when both parties give and and take and reach a compromise.  What, precisely, is OP going to give?

"We'd like the $3500 to be a grant, not work study."
"No"
"Please?"
"No."  
"Pretty please?"
"Again, no."
"If you return the $3500 to a scholarship, we'll . . . say thank you?"
"Sorry, no."
"I can't believe this!  If you don't return the $3500 to a scholarship, we'll . . . "
"You'll what?"
"Hold on, I'm thinking."
. . . 
"Thank you for your time."  [/quote]

This is exactly what will happen. They don't care. They'll have some justification for clawing back the award or just claim all prior correspondence were best-case estimates. Too bad, so sad. Not to mention the person answering the phone likely did work-study themselves and has tons of student loans; in other words, they're not going to feel any compassionate for some freshie with no loans shirking a work-study gig.[/quote]

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