Declaring Other Universities on Financial Aid Forms

[Tom Richardson]

I am filling out a financial aid form for my, academically, first choice grad school. One of the questions asks whether I have requested financial aid to attend other institutions. The British part of my brain things I should leave this blank, as in the UK for the most prestigious universities if your not 100% focused on their courses your not an appropriate candidate. However, I will probably choose which ever insitutions offers me the best funding / TA or RA package. Will my first choice school be motivated by the competition of other choices and try and offer me the best package they can?