<p>That 12k is room and board, books, ect. I am receiving an unsubsidized and subsidized stafford loan for about 3k to help offset the costs as part of my financial aid package I received. So the scholarship they are giving does not exceed the cost of tuition, but with the financial aid package I am receiving my tuition is covered. I have 12k a year that I need to come up with if I chose to go there. 12k in addition to the stafford loans.</p>
<p>What I am asking is how do I know if I get an outside scholarship if they will only use it towards tuition or how do I find out if that scholarship is towards tuition and not room and board and what scholarships can be used for things such as room board.</p>
<p>Yes, I did apply to other schools, my local state uni but that is still about 9k a year that I have to pay, besides my scholarships because I do not qualify for financial aid with them.</p>
<p>Edit: This school isn’t NYU; its Arcadia University. I am hoping to get accepted to NYU but haven’t received anything. I am just trying to figure out what I will do if I don’t get accepted to NYU and get myself acquianted with the financial aid process so I can be prepared for whatever I will end up paying.</p>