Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW Forum
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Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
Entering 1L here asking for help to negotiate scholarship with UCLA Law. I was admitted two weeks ago and was given notice of a need-based award in the amount of only $7,500, with no sign of merit-based awards. The SIR date is coming next Friday, and with UCLA being my top choice, Ir eally need help negotiating and asking for more funding assistance. My parents and I can definitely in no way afford UCLA, and FAFSA isn't really helping us here either.
My other offers include:
Full rides to LMU, Chapman, and USD
A $45,000 merit scholarship award from UCI
A $60,000 merit scholarship award from George Washington
How do I approach this in the smartest way and how much should I be asking for (realistically)? Is this an email or in person? What awards have the most leverage in this situation? UCLA is my dream and I really want to work my best in not giving that goal up. Thanks all.
My other offers include:
Full rides to LMU, Chapman, and USD
A $45,000 merit scholarship award from UCI
A $60,000 merit scholarship award from George Washington
How do I approach this in the smartest way and how much should I be asking for (realistically)? Is this an email or in person? What awards have the most leverage in this situation? UCLA is my dream and I really want to work my best in not giving that goal up. Thanks all.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
Email Dean Schwartz and ask to be considered for a higher scholarship. Include the offers you're considering and let him know that UCLA is your top choice but it has to make sense financially. Ultimately, if you don't have better offers from higher-ranked schools they probably won't increase your award by too much. Worth giving it a shot though.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
I don't think UCLA would consider any of those peer schools. I doubt they will offer you much more based on those, but I suppose it is worth a try.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
UCI might be a peer school for them. But yeah, they won't care about the others.BobBoblaw wrote:I don't think UCLA would consider any of those peer schools. I doubt they will offer you much more based on those, but I suppose it is worth a try.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
UCI isn't a peer school.cavalier1138 wrote:UCI might be a peer school for them. But yeah, they won't care about the others.BobBoblaw wrote:I don't think UCLA would consider any of those peer schools. I doubt they will offer you much more based on those, but I suppose it is worth a try.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
It's in the same rankings bracket at USC, and it's gotten a good reputation fast. Why wouldn't it be considered a peer school for the SoCal region?Itiswritten wrote:UCI isn't a peer school.cavalier1138 wrote:UCI might be a peer school for them. But yeah, they won't care about the others.BobBoblaw wrote:I don't think UCLA would consider any of those peer schools. I doubt they will offer you much more based on those, but I suppose it is worth a try.
I have no idea whether UCLA considers it a peer school, but it's a little presumptuous to say that they objectively aren't.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
What makes them a peer school aside from the fact that they're both in California?cavalier1138 wrote:It's in the same rankings bracket at USC, and it's gotten a good reputation fast. Why wouldn't it be considered a peer school for the SoCal region?Itiswritten wrote:UCI isn't a peer school.cavalier1138 wrote:UCI might be a peer school for them. But yeah, they won't care about the others.BobBoblaw wrote:I don't think UCLA would consider any of those peer schools. I doubt they will offer you much more based on those, but I suppose it is worth a try.
I have no idea whether UCLA considers it a peer school, but it's a little presumptuous to say that they objectively aren't.
Employment rates? Nope.
Median Lsat/Gpa? Nope.
Median Salary upon graduation? Nope.
Please, enlighten
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
Let's suppose UCLA doesn't match UCI's offer. Is going to UCLA with near sticker still a better option?cavalier1138 wrote:It's in the same rankings bracket at USC, and it's gotten a good reputation fast. Why wouldn't it be considered a peer school for the SoCal region?Itiswritten wrote:UCI isn't a peer school.cavalier1138 wrote:UCI might be a peer school for them. But yeah, they won't care about the others.BobBoblaw wrote:I don't think UCLA would consider any of those peer schools. I doubt they will offer you much more based on those, but I suppose it is worth a try.
I have no idea whether UCLA considers it a peer school, but it's a little presumptuous to say that they objectively aren't.
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
No. Unless your goals are to work in a local small firm or local government, none of these schools are good choices at the current price.joshtrxn wrote: Let's suppose UCLA doesn't match UCI's offer. Is going to UCLA with near sticker still a better option?
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Re: Negotiating UCLA Help vs. LMU/UCI/GW
I agree with this, although I would go further and to see that even working at a local small firm would likely not be worth the current cost.cavalier1138 wrote:No. Unless your goals are to work in a local small firm or local government, none of these schools are good choices at the current price.joshtrxn wrote: Let's suppose UCLA doesn't match UCI's offer. Is going to UCLA with near sticker still a better option?