<p>Guys -
I put down my housing and enrollment deposit, and applied for housing. The next step is to accept the aid awards, right?
When I go to accept the aid, only the scholarship, work study, and perkins loans are selectable. I can't select any PLUS, sub, or unsub loans.. Am i missing something?</p>
<p>bump</p>
<p>@sfxchris</p>
<p>I think maybe you’re supposed to accept your aid first, then respond to your offer of admission and confirm your enrollment. I would contact them.</p>
<p>To confirm your enrollment at NYU, you will need to visit the NYUHome website and use your NYU NetID and password to accept your admission offer. In addition, if you applied for financial aid, your financial aid estimate will be available through the NYUAlbert student information system.</p>
<pre><code>1. Activate your NYU NetID and create your password.
If you have not already done so, you must activate your NYU NetID and create a password. If you have already activated your NYU NetID and created a password, you can skip to step 2. If not, follow this step first:
You have been assigned a NetID, included in your admission letter. Your NetID is used to sign in to systems at NYU. To activate this NetID and set your password, go to the NYU Information Technology Services (ITS) Start page at http://start.nyu.edu. Enter your NetID, click “start,” and follow the online instructions. To complete the process, you will also need your date of birth and your NYU University ID number. Your NYU University ID is also in your admission letter.
- Sign in to NYUHome.
NYUHome is a portal of entry to access NYU services online. Your username is your NetID, and your password is the one you have just created. NYUHome can be accessed at http://home.nyu.edu/academics.
3. View your financial aid estimate.
If you did not apply for financial aid, you may skip to step 4.
If you did apply for financial aid, you may view your estimated award in NYUAlbert, the university’s online student information system. From the main page of NYUHome, click the “Academics” tab, then click on “Applicant Login,” followed by “Accept/Decline Financial Aid.” You may then select “2015” to view your financial aid estimate and related award messages. Please read the award messages carefully.
You will have access to your financial aid estimate provided you filed a CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE by the February 15 deadline and are otherwise eligible. If you are a US citizen or US Permanent Resident attending NYU New York, in order to secure any offered early decision financial aid awards, you must also have filed a 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1 but no later than February 15. If you are an international student receiving financial aid, you do not need to complete the FAFSA since you are not eligible to do so.
While exact costs for 2014-2015 will not be available until late spring 2014, current academic year costs are available for your reference on the Office of Financial Aid website.
It is important that you take the time to review information regarding financial aid. We recognize that NYU is an investment in your education and requires a significant financial commitment. Please read the NYU Financial Aid Guide at Key Info for New Undergraduates.
If you have any questions about your financial aid award, please contact the Office of Financial Aid directly at +1 212 998 4444 or by email at financial.aid@nyu.edu.
4. Respond to your offer of admission and confirm your enrollment.
All admitted students should respond to our offer of admission by either accepting or declining. You must accept our offer and confirm your enrollment online by May 1. To do so, click on “Applicant Login” within NYUAlbert, followed by “Application Status.” Please then follow the online candidate reply process by clicking on the “ADMISSIONS OFFER” link, which appears in the upper right hand corner of your Application Status page. Remember, you must both confirm your enrollment and withdraw any other applications you have submitted, by May 1. You must submit your enrollment deposit by credit card or electronic check if confirming your enrollment online. Enrollment deposits are nonrefundable.
To respond to your offer of admission by postal mail:
If you cannot respond to your admission offer online, you may respond by downloading a Candidate Reply Form. Your Candidate Reply Form and check or money order for $500, made payable to New York University, must be postmarked by May 1. Please do not send cash. Enrollment deposits are nonrefundable.
Your NYU Email address:
Soon after you confirm your enrollment at NYU, you will be assigned an NYU email address and will receive instructions on how to create your email account. It is important to remember to check your NYU email account regularly from the point it is activated, as critical information about your enrollment process will be sent there.
If you have any questions after you receive instructions from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions about setting up your NYU email address, you can contact NYU’s global IT Service Desk at AskITS@nyu.edu. (Note: If you experience trouble accessing your NYU email, you may use the NYU VPN service. Contact the email address above for details, but only after you receive instructions from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.)
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<li><p>If you are an international student, you must complete an I-20/DS-2019 application.
The Office of Global Services needs approximately two weeks to create a new I-20 or DS-2019 upon receiving a completed I-20/DS-2019 application from you. Submit your application as soon as you decide to attend NYU.
If you are outside the U.S. and will need to apply for a student visa to enter the U.S., file your application by June 1 if starting in the fall semester, November 15 if starting in the spring semester. Summer students should file at least three months before the start of classes.
Send the application in one PDF to <a href=“mailto:newinternationalstudents@nyu.edu”>newinternationalstudents@nyu.edu</a>. You will receive an automatic confirmation. Please be sure to submit a complete application. Incomplete applications will take additional processing time.
The online application, along with instructions, is available at <a href=“http://ow.ly/hkuAF”>http://ow.ly/hkuAF</a>. You must use your NYU NetID, as noted above. A helpful multimedia tutorial is available at <a href=“Student Visa & Immigration”>http://ow.ly/hkuR2</a>.
Freshman students beginning at NYU in London, Paris, or Florence should not submit the application and should not have their SEVIS record transferred to NYU.
Submit supporting financial documents in English or accompanied by official English translations. Bank statements must be dated within six months. You must show funding for the first year in liquid assets.</p>
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<li>If planning to live on campus, apply for housing.
When you accept the offer of admission and submit your enrollment deposit as indicated above, you will also have the opportunity to submit the required housing reservation payment as part of the same transaction. The $1,000 housing reservation payment can be paid by credit card or electronic check. You will then be prompted to complete the online housing application. You may also access the Housing application at a later date through the Housing Forms Channel at NYUHome. In order to secure guaranteed housing for the 2014-2015 academic year, the reservation payment and online housing application must be received by May 1.</li>
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<p>^ From the link given in the acceptance email.</p>
<p>I haven’t accepted admissions or anything else yet (following the steps in the email), but I’m having that EXACT issue with FA. I sent an email but I’m still waiting for a reply. I’ll post here if I get an answer that might be helpful for both of us. </p>
<p>I’m also having this issue, but I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I don’t think enrolling first affects it. I’m able to accept my NYU scholarship, Pell Grant, Work Study, and Perkins Loan. Those 4 awards are administered directly by NYU.</p>
<p>The Federal Loans (both Subsidized and Unsubsidized) and PLUS loans are external awards, which might be the reason why we can’t accept them yet. Maybe they want to finalize the exact tuition and fees for next year before letting students accept those loans, since accepting them means you would deal with the government directly instead of NYU if you want to change the loan amount later.</p>
<p>Or at least, that’s my guess. I’m planning on taking less than the full amount of the Federal Unsubsidized Loan (possibly not taking any of it) and declining the PLUS loans, so I really need to be able to edit that. I guess we should wait for now. @cellie you should definitely post NYU’s response here when you get it.</p>
<p>PS: If they’re giving you a Perkins loan, make sure to accept it. If you don’t, it won’t be offered the following year. It’s the best loan of the bunch, anyway. </p>
<p>Thanks, guys! I’ll just wait it out for a little longer and I’ll double check that I followed all the instructions in Schoolapalooza’s post. post here if any new developments come through! </p>
<p>Guys- should I accept the FA that it will let me accept now, or should I wait till the other awards are selectable?</p>
<p>Just had a thought - on some of the loans, once you accept you’ll need to go to the portal and check the To Do list under the Financial Aid tab, as each loan has different paperwork requirements (promissary notes, etc) before they will disburse the funds.</p>
<p>@sfxchris i would guess accept what it will let you, since most of that will be scholarship/grant, for sure!</p>
<p>@Schoolapalooza
I’m in the middle of doing it. I’m filling out the Master Promissory Note for the Perkins Loan. It prompted me to do it immediately after submitting.</p>
<p>I’m still waiting for an email response, but I’ll post here as soon as I get one. I take it you guys have accepted the FA that you’re able to check…? I wanted to wait for this to be settled before accepting that or the admission offer in case something would go wrong, but I’m getting antsy. I just can’t wait for everything to be completed, you know? It’s almost as if this doesn’t seem “real” until then, haha!</p>
<p>I accepted the currently available offers and I’m still waiting for them to reply to an email I sent last week</p>
<p>Still can’t accept the other loans. Uhhh</p>
<p>Same… still no luck (or email). Has anyone emailed them before & does it usually take this long? This is my first time emailing an NYU department, but I have emailed questions to other colleges in the past, and I generally got responses within 2 days. It has almost been a week since my email about this, and I see that you have been waiting that long as well… It’s probably just because this is a busy time, and I definitely understand that, but I’m getting so anxious to wrap it all up… I’m beginning to wonder if a phone call would be a better idea. </p>
<p>I would definitely call them ASAP, on the admissions blog it said to call on Monday if you didn’t receive an email last Friday</p>
<p>Wait, @jazzcatastrophe do you mean the emails regarding the admissions decisions? If so, I got that one. 
I was talking about a question regarding FA that hasn’t been answered yet… I probably should have been clearer.</p>
<p>Haha whoops, but yes I would still call anyway, your email may have gotten misplaced in the flood of emails I’m sure they’re experiencing this week, so a call would be much more expedient :)</p>
<p>@tselle @sfxchris I just called & was told that this is probably because I’m an incoming freshman. I was told to wait until May to try again, and if it still doesn’t work, to call again & accept the loans that way. If you two are also incoming freshmen, that’s probably your case… If not, you should call.</p>
<p>With that said, the deadline for accepting the admission decision is May 1st, which made me think… I have not seen the deadline for accepting financial aid, but I’m guessing it’s not as soon, based on the instructions I was given.</p>
<p>@cellie
Right, it shouldn’t be too much of a worry. I don’t think they’ve even finalized the tuition for all the schools yet, so it’ll be good to wait and know exactly how much you need to pay before you take out the loans.</p>
<p>Yes I’m a freshman. Good to hear. Thanks for calling!</p>