If you have been accepted to New York University, please tell me your efc, sat scores, gpa, income, etc, whatever that affects the amount of financial aid you’ve/you’ll get from NYU (of course no super personal info), and the amount you have/had to pay. I’d really appreciate it!
What others get as aid at NYU will have basically NO beating on why you mightnor might not receive. The school does not guarantee to meet full need for all. Even if your grades and finances were identical to another student, this would not guarantee you would receive the same aid.
thumper1 is right. NYU is also VERY stingy with financial aid, merit-based or otherwise. A large number of students graduate with a mountain of debt. And if you’re an international student… I wouldn’t expect to get a single penny from NYU. They are need-aware for international students.
Where do,you see that this student is an international student? Another thread gives hismstats…and makes no mention of that.
@“Bae Sung Kim” could you please claify?
Finding out this information will not help you as there are so many unseen factors that go into their packages.
I know people here at NYU with full rides who have the same or very similar academic and economic status of people who got little to nothing. From what I’ve seen NYU gives aid based on how much they want you, and from there how much they think you’ll need in order for them to have you. What they base desirability on, however, isn’t really clear.
For what it’s worth, I’m solidly middle class with an ACT score and grades a little above NYU’s 75th percentile (but not a ton). I got a solid CAS scholarship–not nearly all I needed, but more than a lot of other people I’ve spoken to, including some with similar academic/economic situations. Honestly, I wouldn’t rely on the idea of much aid at all–if that’s going to be a significant problem, you can certainly apply (like I did) but be ready to not be able to afford it.
curious if you are an NYU student and paying your own way, would you do it again? My son has been accepted early and we have until today! to make our decision and its been a roller coaster. The cost net price calculator was way off and what we thought we could do versus what the aid was that they actual gave him, that is truly a useless tool. It doesn’t seem fair to have anyone take on that ominious debt when he has been given other offers of nearly free rides to equally great schools, but not in his dream location of NYU. We are encouraging him to go to the school of “not his dreams,” bank his scholarship monies and start his life in NYU debt free if thats where he wants to ultimately be…I really worry that letting a dream die will be like a death in his real world in all the same ways. However, he could have quite a few real dream experiences for the $250,000 price tag minus the very small aid award of $24,000 over 4 years. That’s nothing in terms of aid! Its truly dissappointing.
If the NPC was inaccurate and you can’t afford it, you can decline the ED offer of admission.
NYC is a lot less fun if you don’t have spending money, much less of a “dream.”
Yes, he should pick one of his nearly free rides now and live in NYC after he graduates.
@momnyu Your son cannot possibly be taking out loans to cover the cost of NYU if he is only getting $24K total in aid. Since you will be taking on most of the financial responsibility, it is your decision to make. Both of my D’s went to NYU and it was a great experience, but we did it with eyes and pocketbook open. We paid the full cost and did not leave D’s with debt. We knew when they applied that this would than likely be the outcome. Both D’s got major merit from other schools–but ultimately we were able to pay for NYU without sacrificing too much. That is a very personal decision based on your financial reality. But I would have no problem saying to a child that taking on that much debt doesn’t work. We were able to pay through some college savings, but mostly current income and contributions from a generous grandparent.
I think this OP is domestic, (State is Hawaii.)
To answer the question of would you do it again at full price? No way.