<p>Stern. Hands down. Better job. </p>
<p>My input.</p>
<p>The debt is worth it… IF you have a plan for paying it off (getting good job after stern, loan forgiveness programs, etc).</p>
<p>Tisch Scholarship: 26,631
ACG Grant: 750
FSEOG Grant:4,000
Pell Grant: 5,000
TAP: 3,200
HEOP Stipend: 1,700
Work-Study: 2,000
Direct Stafford Loan: 3,000</p>
<p>Total: 46,281
This is what they gave me a commuter but I reccently summited a letter expressing my need for housing so this might change but I am going regradless</p>
<p>EFC= 0</p>
<p>rosethorn:</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. I’m also a first generation student. Anyway, owing 40k does scare me but I’ve decided to go for it. I figure I may as well be happy and deal with the debt later… I’m definitely trying to cut costs and will be applying for low cost/triple housing and will be getting a summer job soon (which won’t make much but will give me a bit of spending money). I’ve done extensive research on NYU and feel like it’ll be the right place for me. I applied as an art history major and know that the opportunities for studying art in NYC will be awesome! So it was nice reading about your similar experience and I feel more confident that I won’t regret my decision. :D</p>
<p>Gorgy125, that is amazing! I wish you the best of luck :)</p>
<p>Thank You
I am lucky to be going to NYU and for low cost…
I wish you all the best in life!</p>
<p>wow, I just tried to talk to this financial aid officer about my aid and grants…and he just hung up on me mid sentence. I must say, I’m a little put off by NYU because of that. But I’ll try not to let that influence my decision even though I got so ****ed off… 
good luck to all who are trying to get money.</p>
<p>If some of you are really planning on taking on sizeable debt to go to NYU, definitely go for low-cost housing, as was mentioned previously. It’s really not that bad. You save around 5k or 6k freshman year. There’s not as much savings in subsequent years, but a few thousand/yr adds up. </p>
<p>A way to really decrease your debt is to try to graduate one or two semesters early. Use AP credits. Take the max 18 credit hrs/semester. That’s usually four regular classes plus a little 2 credit hr elective. Take some general education requirements the summer after freshman year at your local community college. Of course, you really have to check with NYU about transferability and such, but it can really save time and money. And plan your courses so that you meet all your requirements by Dec of your sr yr, or even May of jr yr. So in what would have been your senior yr, not only you have no college expenses, but, hopefully, you’re working full-time.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend this for everyone, but in view of the massive debt some people want to take on, this is one way to help “minimize” the damages.</p>
<p>I received a trustee scholarship for around $9000, does anyone know if this is guaranteed for 4 years or if it simply is another word for grant and that the value can vary each year according to the financial situation</p>
<p>Your grants and scholarships are usuaLly renewable for the four years provided you maintain a 2.0 GPA.</p>
<p>I called on that today and was told this is the first year that they are NOT guaranteed to be renewable. They expect them to continue but NYU has the right to change it. My son is being recruited for a sport and I told the coach and he is looking into it for us. It’s too much of a gamble hoping it’s still there.</p>