<p>I was curious on how much financial aid/scholarships you received and what factors (positive or negative) do you think contributed to the amount.</p>
<p>Hey I didn’t receive that great of a financial aid package and only got the typical loans and work study grants given to just about everyone. Fortunately for me my dad is now a professor at nyu and my tuition is greatly reduced to the point where it’s free. However, my best friend who is also attending nyu got a very generous aid package to the amount where she is only paying around $10k a year so I think that if you really show that you need aid, nyu is good at giving it. However, it may not be the case for everyone and we may have gotten very lucky.</p>
<p>So how do you think she showed that she needed aid? Through the counselor recommendation letter? And I think I am planning on calling a bunch and emailing and writing letters to the financial aid office if my aid doesn’t put me within capability of going to NYU… not sure how effective that will be.
Thanks for the reply!</p>
<p>For her situation, her family is of the lower income bracket and she also has two older brothers in college as well so she qualified for a ton of aid. I know a buncha people who also tried appealing for more finaid by sending in the appeal form and calling/emailing the finaid office. If u have proof that u physically cannot pay the amount that is being estimated that u pay then u should send in like tax forms and any changes to employment or any changes in general to ur FASFA/CSS profile. I dunno if there’s many scholarships left but u could apply for those as well as they may not seem like a lot but they do help somewhat! I really hope this helps I completely understand ur position 100% cuz honestly I tried appealing for more finaid for umich (my top choice) and got no love -_- best of luck to you and keep fighting for more aid! Especially of nyu is ur top choice school :)</p>
<p>I got a 2 scholarships, 1 was ~$40K and the other was $5K, and then I got a grant that was $5K so that totals up to about $50K covered by NYU. What factors contributed to that generous of a package? I’m pretty sure the income bracket of my family was a significant factor plus I have a sister in college right now as well. Also, I made it clear from the start that NYU was my top choice and was in constant communication with admissions.</p>
<p>Fight for it but it’s really a gamble, especially with this school. I wasn’t expecting much at all and wasn’t putting a lot of hope in this school but NYU actually gave me more aid than any other school I was accepted to (including my state U).</p>
<p>My EFC was like 49k so I only got 5K in scholarships and the rest in loans. I’m jealous of all of the people who got 20k+ scholarships.</p>
<p>Thanks you guys! This is all really great advice. Luckily, I am only a junior though so I have a lot of time to figure out my game plan when it comes to this financial stuff.</p>
<p>@Dreamer2012
Thanks, that helps a lot!
What do you mean you kept in contact with the admissions office? In what way? Because this sounds like a good thing that I should do. Also (if you’re comfortable with telling us) what was your EFC?
You’re financial aid package sounds very ideal. Congratulations!</p>
<p>@mikimx3
Thank you so much! So it sounds like a lot of the money they give out is need-based. I know you’re not not an expert in the financial aid part, but what if I apply for the FAFSA/CSS thing and I get a certain scholarship that doesn’t enable me to go to the school? Even if nothing changes from the time I sent in my FAFSA/CSS, is there still stuff I can send in that are adequate proof I cannot pay? Like debts, bills, bank accounts? Is that enough proof?</p>
<p>I mean that whatever questions i had about NYU or the common app I asked the admissions counselor for my state. I asked NYU to mail me info the summer of 9th grade so they’ve “officially” had my name for a while. It wasn’t like I was intentionally trying to get their attention and who knows if it had any impact at all, I’m just telling you what I did. </p>
<p>It’s still a very expensive school, however. My EFC was 0 and I can assure you, I would NOT be going to NYU had I not received such a great financial aid package. Why I got so much, I’ll never know but I can always guess! </p>
<p>If you’re dead set on NYU, do not rely on them to help finance your education. Absolutely look at outside scholarships, there are plenty available. My friend who is going to an equally expensive school with little aid is paying primarily with outside scholarships won in our community and nationally, for things from being a first-generation student to his future major.</p>