How to Appeal for More Financial Aid

[lovetodogood]

I read that in a few threads that some people appealed for some more financial aid from schools (specifically NYU)

Can someone tell me how to go about that and if it was successful at all?

[qt_dnvr]

Theres two ways as far as I know:

Leverage an offer of financial assistance from another school (hopefully something similarly ranked)-- there's a lot of posts on this in The Bank if you search negotiating financial aid / negotiating fellowship.

Politely ask for reconsideration -- if you have additional financial circumstances you would also include that information

 

I would advise keeping either request short, sweet, and respectful. That being said, there's no harm in asking.

A million years ago I worked in financial aid at an art school. Most people who asked got an additional 1-3,000.00 just cause.