Need some advice, PLEASE!

[eft4790]

Hi everyone. If you could give me some advice, I'd really appreciate it.

 

School A has offered me 60% off of tuition scholarship, which would really cut down on my costs for my grad program.  

 

School B is a dual degree program w/ another school in the area. (School B + School C) ... School B has offered me 75% off tuition scholarship, but I haven't heard anything back from the school C of the dual degree program.  That program is most likely the more expensive of the two, and would probably cost me around ~18K. 

 

Now my question is this ... do you think it is worth it to e-mail school A, and tell them I am having a hard time making a decision, as school B has now offered me a very generous % off tuition? (As in, trying to see if School A they would offer me more money...) And if you think I should do this, how would you word the e-mail?

 

Sorry if that's confusing. Like I said before, any advice would really help.  Thanks.

[NanoTech]

What's school A ,and B, and C?

[Janie M.]

Hi. That was just a tad confusing, but, then again, my posts are very confusing Maybe I would try to contact School C first to try to find out how much they will definitely offer you, in order to get all the facts before you attempt to contact A. I'm not sure which would be the less expensive choice after all the funding reductions. Also, which school would you rather attend?

 

I have heard of other people kind of using the other school's funding offers as a way to potentially gain more money from the competing school. I myself am super paranoid of revealing even the fact that I am considering other schools (I have bad luck and am afraid of this maneuver backfiring). I'm not saying you shouldn't try this move, but I would personally find out how much C is going to offer you to see if it is even necessary to broach this topic with A. It seems like maybe you would rather attend A?

 

Anyway, if you do end up emailing A, I would say something like, "I am highly interested in attending such a reputable program as ___, but have recently received a considerable funding package from another school. I am writing to inquire if there are any similar funding possibilities at this institution, since this is my top choice and financial issues are a considerable concern for me." Something like that??

 

I hope this helps. I'm not the most suave person. Good luck!

[Janie M.]

Oops! I used the word "considerable" twice in close proximity. Anyway, I'm sure you got the drift of it.