<p>jaiguru.</p>
<p>You happen to have changes in two key areas that are viewed by NYU as legitimate reasons for appealing your financial aid package:</p>
<p>1) father unemployed
2) mother on disability</p>
<p>With the proper documentation, these are two iron-clad reasons for an appeal and will likely result in a significant change in FA from NYU.</p>
<p>Notice that both changes in circumstances are listed as changes you can officially document on the Professional Judgment Worksheet. That is why you got so much more aid compared to the initial package. However, others without these major changes would have a more difficult time in getting more aid. It has been reported here that parents and students have appealed and gotten no more than one to two or three thousand dollars more (nominal amount). Of course, these individuals obviously did not go through the changes your family has experienced.</p>