With just 3 business days remaining, my daughter finally got the results of her scholarship appeal from Dickinson. They increased her merit scholarship offer from $15k per year to $20k per year (the max they offer). So happy to see all of her hard work paying off.
Dickinson has been her first choice school throughout the entire process. She knew she qualified for both the $15k and $20k when she applied. She decided that if she got the $20k offer, she would commit to Dickinson right away, if she got the $15k, she would appeal and re-visit 3 other schools (Villanova, Dusquesne, JMU) before making her decision. She got the $15k, so we re-visited the other schools. Afterwards, she was more sure than ever that she wanted to go to Dickinson.
I still remember when her counselor told us that scholarships were negotiable. I had no idea. That little tidbit of advice (and help from
@The_Man and google crafting the email) is basically saving us/her $20k over the next 4 years!
Congrats and thanks to all the others in the thread. I've learned a lot and have another one in HS yet to go.