<p>I was wondering if applying for Aid will somehow reduce my chances of admission to the NYU College of Arts and Sciences. I read it somewhere that the financial aid decision comes out after the ED2 admission notification date which means that it would not reduce my chances of admission. Kindly clear out my confusion. I'm an early decision applicant. Thank you.
just 2 days to go.. please help!</p>
<p>Im an international student btw</p>
<p>If you need aid apply for aid whether or not it reduces your chances of being admitted. </p>
<p>If you are admitted to NYU and you do not have the money to pay for it , you will still not be able to attend NYU.</p>
<p>If you do not apply for aid and do not show that you can fund four years at NYU, you will not be admitted. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that if you do not apply for financial aid now, you will not be eligible for it later.</p>
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<p>NYU is need blind in admissions for US students. You should call the admissions office and ask if it is need aware for international applicants or if it is need blind. Usually when you apply ED, you also get a financial aid estimate with your acceptance or very shortly thereafter since you are permitted to withdraw from your ED commitment that you,a school official and parent signed, IF the aid package is inadequate and you cannot get satisfactory resolution to make it work. </p>
<p>NYU does not guarantee to meet full need and does not do so most of the time I don’t think there is a lot of aid or money for international applicants; in fact less than what is available for US students. Your chances are low that you will get much aid from NYU. If you need aid, it might be a consideration to apply RD when you can compare packages and choices. NYU is very expensive, and it isn’t going to help you to get accepted and then not have the funds to go there.</p>
<p>@cptofthehouse @sybbie719 NYU is need aware for international students. technically speaking, i can afford NYU but some aid would be better. like 10-15k. im an ED2 applicant and NYU CAS is my first priority. my brother is currently enrolled in the class of 2018, NYU CAS. With that being said, Will applying for aid hurt y chances of admission? as in will they reject me if they cannot give me enough aid. im really confused</p>
<p>If you don’t want to apply for aid, then don’t do it. Can your parents afford to pay $130k year for both you and your brother.</p>
<p>While your brother is probably not eligible for aid, you may very well be eligible for aid with 2 in college (and 2 at NYU). </p>
<p>When you apply for aid they will see that your parents are paying full freight at NYU. What is the worse that could happen: </p>
<p>NYU determines that based on your family’s income and assets you don’t need money
Based on your family’s income and assets you need too much money (and perhaps not accept you)
Based on your family’s income and assets they may just give you 10k/yr in need based aid</p>
<p>@sybbie719 Thank you so much. And Do you think they will reject my ED 2 application just because they cannot give me 10k-15k per year?</p>
<p>no one can answer this question for you. you have to wait to see what happens</p>
<p>i think i shouldn’t take a risk to apply for aid. alright, thanks alot! @sybbie719 </p>
<p>NYU is need aware for international students. This means your ability to pay will be considered when your application for admission is considered. </p>
<p>You say your family can pay for you to attend NYU. If that is the case, they would be paying $60,000 for you to attend, and the same for your brother (he goes there…does he receive need based aid?). This suggests a very high income and/or very high assets. Would you even qualify for need based aid? If the admissions folks see that your financial aid application indicates you can fully fund NYU…then they would also know that you aren’t going to require aid.</p>
<p>Apply for the aid.</p>
<p>And like I asked…what is your brother’s situation there in terms of financial aid?</p>
<p>@thumper1 He didnt receive any sort of aid at first. But he pursued this matter after he joined nyu and got 7k per semester</p>
<p>Then your family is still paying 50,000 a year plus for him to attend. Can they pay double that amount while both of you attend? </p>
<p>NYU does not guarantee to meet full need for all accepted students. While your brother got some funds, it is very possible that you will get none…not a penny. If your family is paying $50,000 a year out of pocket for NYU,mand that is what NYU determines the family should pay, this suggests a huge family income.</p>
<p>Why are you applying ED2? The NYU website clearly states there is no admissions advantage…and no financial aid advantage. </p>
<p>I agree with others…apply for the aid. If you are a competitive applicant with a huge family income, you won’t get aid anyway. And admissions will see that. </p>
<p>But if it were me…I’d apply regular decision…and apply to other schools as well. If you really want to look at a variety of financial aid offers, this is the way to go.</p>
<p>No no, By the grace of Allah, Aid is not an issue for me. My family will pay wherever i study. NYU is my dream uni. 
My main question was, will nyu reject my application on just the basis of financial aid?
who wouldnt like a relief of 14-15k a year? 
@thumper1 </p>
<p>If NYU is need aware for international applicants, yes, there is a chance that you will be put in the “NEED” stack for assessment and not get accepted. And as you say, NYU IS need aware for international applicants. What their exact methodology is in terms of dealing with ED international candidates with need, none of us know who aren’t privvy to the internal workings of their admissions dept. So to answer your main question, YES, it is POSSIBLE that NYU could reject your app just on the basis of financial aid. </p>
<p>YOU and your family have to decide whether the chance for relief of 14-15K a year is worth the increased risk of denial at the school. It’s not a question of who wouldn’t like that money, but what YOU are willing to risk for the chance of getting it.</p>
<p>@cptofthehouse oh wow, thanks alot man. Their website says that NYU is need aware for international applicants, but i just got an email from their admission office that they have a need blind admission process. haha they’re high on shit i guess. but thanks again, your response helped me!</p>
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<p>This statement alone leads me to believe that paying full freight for one must have been a stretch for your family or they would have not pressed to get additional aid. If your parents could afford to pay 130k for school (which is what you are saying), NYU would have not given him 14k in aid for the asking.Your brother minimally asked NYU for a financial review stating that this would be a stretch for your family and they could comfortably pay $50k vs 65K.</p>
<p>Since one must reapply for aid every year, this means that your parents are in a better financial situation, which means your brother probably won’t be getting his 14k in need based aid. That being said, can your parents afford with out difficulty to pay 130k/yr for the 2 of you? </p>
<p>No school is entirely need blind in admissions. There are always categories that are exceptions to the need blind policies. When a school says they are need blind in admissions, they are generally referring to the main line appiicant who are US citizens or permanent residents or other such category, and for their main line schools. They often exclude transfers, waitlisted students, students in certain programs, international students, etc, etc. But they will still often say that they needblind because that’s the party line.</p>