<p>NYU is well known for being stingy when it comes to financial aid. They do not promise to meet full need.</p>
<p>It offered only $3k a year to one of my friends who had high need. Fortunately for him, he hadn’t applied to NYU ED, and he was able to go to a top 10 college that offered him about 10 times what NYU offered.</p>
<p>I do NOT suggest applying ED to NYU if need is a consideration. If you love NY, also consider other NY schools that may be more generous.</p>
<p>^^^ agree that NYU is not a good choice if your financial situation
is not good enough to cover the 35-40% you are going to need.</p>
<p>Columbia gives wonderful aid and is possibly a better college for applying ED especially
if you are more interested in Fu than the College which is much more competitive.</p>