<p>By the way, what and how much is the highest merit award anyone can possibly get at NYU?</p>
<p>dwchino the private schools that you have listed do not provide similar quality. you group American with Georgetown? nyu charges a few thousand more, but if you are moving out of state, you are going to just as much if not more. The highest merit aid at NYU, I believe is 25,000. if you work hard in a descently respected school, you are bound to reap the rewards of your effort.</p>