<p>i'm currently a junior and the big college question conversations have came up quite a few times already...my dad works at NYU and hence if i go there, i would save my parents a whole bunch of money (free tuition). I, on the other hand, feel that i may be able to make it into the ivy leagues and wish to go there instead. B/c we are first generation immgrants, we are not too well off finanically and my parents don't want me to have a whole bunch of debt...i'm also planning on going to med school after...so i'm seeking some adivce...what do u think is the best for me and my situation?...thanks</p>
<p>Apply to the Ivies and see if they give you any financial aid. If it isn't sufficient, NYU is a fine school.</p>
<p>I second sfgiants.
Just apply to the schools you would like to attend and make up your mind where to go afterwards, when you can compare fin aid offers.</p>
<p>you will get free tution. Go to NYU young man. It's just as good as the Ivy's--and if you don't care about reputation (Most ppl would agree that they would rather boast about going to an IVY), you have absolutely no reason to turn nyu down.</p>
<p>Don't go to any ivy league, just because you can get in. I'm a little biased here because NYU WAS my dream school, but if I were in your situation I would go to NYU to save money for med school and because it's a pretty good school overall, and because tuition tends to inflate, so who knows how much, med school will cost in five years. If you can go to NYU for free, you'll have more money to spend on med school, and then you can go shop around at w.e med schools in the country, assuming your marks stay high.</p>
<p>wow, thanks a lot for all ur insights!</p>
<p>You could also look at some excellent near-ivy schools that offer merit-based aid along with need-based aid...like Duke, UNC, UVA, Emory, etc.</p>
<p>Question...will NYU give you JUST tuition for free? If that's true...thats only about 30-40% of the costs...</p>
<p>yea...only tuition, i hvta pay for room and board and books...but is tuition only 30-40 %? i thought it was like 60-70%...</p>
<p>Just assuming here... If OP's dad works at NYU, he/she probably lives in nyc and could probably commute and save money, and just spend money on books, supplies, and entertainment.</p>
<p>yup...unfortunately, i won't be a commutter...live too far to do that...but is tuition really only 40%....i thought it was much more...like 60-70%</p>
<p>just of and look at the website</p>
<p>osts and Financial Aid (Fall, 2006)
Tuition (full-time undergraduate): $33,740
Room and Board (average): $11,730</p>
<p>looks like tuition is 3 times room and board...</p>
<p>Oops...my bad. At ASU, where I am going (although a lot lower than NYU...but I was just estimating)...I will get a tuition waiver, and they say that's worth around 4500k a year, so I didn't think it was THAT prominent in the price. Guess not. Sorry.</p>
<p>NYU is a great school. And getting a discount like that is, of course, a huge benefit. I say go- then maybe you can go to an Ivy for grad school. At least you'll save a ton of money now instead of wracking up the debt/student loans.</p>
<p>Yea...i was informed about the debt conditions...do u guys think that its really that bad? i mean, students get a low interest rate right? how much would a debt really affect u?....and again, thanks for all ur insights</p>
<p>Average graudates with like 20 000ish worth of debt, can take you till you're in your 40s or 50s to pay off, depending on the type of profession. If you're confident you can become a doctor after med school (not guranteed to happen because med schools have competitive admissions, and/or you might have a change of heart in 4 years), than debt isn't a huge problem cuz you'll be able to pay it off fast because of the high income. Also since you're interested in ivies, Harvard and Yale offer free tuition for students from a c ertain income bracket, and Princeton, does not offer loans at all, but there's no guarantee you'll get into these schools. Basically what I'm saying is that you should avoid as much debt as possible. College tuition keeps inflating, but incomes aren't!</p>
<p>If you're doing pre-med, you're not going to want to worry about paying off loans while you're in school. and then think of the ridiculous amount of loans you'll have to pay after med-school, med school is extremely expensive, and it's not like you're going to be making 100k directly out of med school. Go to NYU, it doesn't even matter where you go for pre-med, just as long as you do well. Then maybe after undergrad you can go to to and ivy league for Med school, which is when your degree will really matter anyway. I think you're just caught up in the glorious ivy league reputation, but remember, NYU has a great reputation as well.</p>
<p>yea....seems like EVERYONE (here and from seniors and et al) is suggesting to the same path...i think i am a little caught up in the name...but yea...i'm really starting to lean about going to NYU instead...does that mean that i can let my grades to fall a bit...cuz like when i started junior, my goal was for the ivies, and i have been working my a** off to reach that standard....but now as i think more and more and listen to more and more pp, i guess NYU is the better deal as a whole...is it okay for me to relax a lil...take a few Bs? thanks</p>
<p>i would not slack off if i were you. Sooner or later, the slacking goes out of control, and than you start getting Cs and Ds. Better to get As if you're capable of doing it, and "guaranteeing" yourself a spot at NYU.</p>
<p>Anyway you are not targetting Ivies. A little bit of slacking off and having a bit of fun is good for you. Mental health is your most important treasure...</p>