<p>I am aware that students may appeal for more financial aid after their freshman year, though the amount never surpasses $1-4k even in extreme cases.</p>
<p>I've always wanted to go to NYU, I was so incredibly honored and shocked to have been admitted, and in the weeks following, i didnt realize exactly how much money 50-57k A YEAR was. that's over 200k in loans. I have a twin sister going to Cornell for 30k a year at the same time that I would go to NYU, and an older brother who is in 100k+ of student loan debt and still in college. Even if I worked my butt off for the four years at NYU, I could hardly make a dent, and the only way my parents could possibly help me enough to bring my debt down to a manageable amount (and by "manageable", I mean like 80-90k) would be to sell the house and compromise their retirements.... and they already work insane overtime.</p>
<p>I want to go to NYU so badly, but the price is just insane for someone like me, with sibling and parents with nothing to spare. If I go to the financial aid office and cry for them or send them a sad email, could they take pity on me and send a little more my way? I'm a little desperate here, as a theater major whose only other choice is a state school with an absolutely mediocre theater dept. and absolutely minimal reputation as an academic institution.</p>