I received scholarships at 2 out the 3 schools I was accepted at, however the school I want to attend is the one that didn't offer me a scholarship. I called my school of choice and found out that I wasn't being considered for the merit-based scholarships. I wrote a letter to the assistant dean requesting to be considered for these scholarships, and she replied later that day saying I now qualified for these scholarships and provided me an application. I am still waiting to here if I won any, but at least they are considering me.