<p>NYU has an excellent economics program, and I would be just as delighted to go there as Cornell. I am sending an application, but I'm not putting much work into it because of NYU's disgusting tuition fees. It isn't worth it for me to pay >$40,000 per year, and NYU is $60,000 per year. Also, why the high tuition? UNC Chapel Hill manages to keep tuition at $26,000 per year, and it's a fine university. NYU would be easy for me to get into, but I can't go because of its high cost. This leads into my question: who can afford NYU, and how?</p>
<p>rich people can afford it, and by being rich.</p>
<p>UNC-CH is a public school.</p>
<p>Scholarships, Loans, Work/Study</p>
<p>Honestly, Most people who go to NYU are rich. And many international students who come here to attend NYU have parents who are very well off. If you are not one of those people who have the money, i say you better get very good grades and ECs in order for them to really like you and consider you for scholarships and grants/ good financial aid package. They don’t give much money away to people like that but to people who truely need it and who they want to bring into their school. The NYU is very infamous on the money part and likes to use some of the extra money to expand their school.</p>
<p>We are not rich, by a lonnnnnggggg streeetttch. We sent our D by saving money conservatively since she was little.She had some outside scholarships in beginning and was also was eligible for NYU grants(not a lot). She did take out stafford, perkins and work study. We also took out some parent plus loan to help. It all depends on your priorities and what you are willing to spend. Many of my D friends from NYU are not rich but managed to go with grants, scholarships, loans, work study and help from family.</p>
<p>You ever try to rent an apartment in New York? Buy some land on the island? An acre of land for a new building in Chapel Hill vs NYC is a HUGE difference. Prices to be located in the city are passed on to the students.</p>
<p>To go there, you need to come from a wealthy family or from one that is willing to sacrifice their future lifestyle so you can go to school in NYC.</p>