Anecdotally, I was able to negotiate a merit scholarship to a top college - not based on merit, totally, but based on alternative offers from other schools. Th

Anecdotally, I was able to negotiate a merit scholarship to a top college - not based on merit, totally, but based on alternative offers from other schools. The price discrimination approach is a really effective method for pricing, and I'd be all for it (progressive taxation, basically) if not for the shoddy implementation leading to a student loan crisis.