<p>OOOOOOPS! I directly copied a hyperlink onto here, so the link that I posted doesn't send you anywhere. </p>
<p>That's the first link--I'm too lazy to get the second one, but that one wasn't as informative as this one. </p>
<p>Sorry!</p>
<p>NYU gave me pitiful aid...my EFC was extremely low, but they only gave me a $10k CAS scholarship. Basically, every other school I applied to gave me more aid, including all the UC's I was accepted to (even though I'm OOS). I'll be heading off to Providence, as Brown's finaid package was top-notch.</p>
<p>$10K is a lot considering what they gave me</p>
<p>WOWZERS! I guess NYU will miss out on a lot of the great kids here. It's a shame, but they're loss-you're gain. I'm sure everyone will make their next four years count, regardless of the college you will attend. Have fun, and stay safe =)</p>
<p>I'm turning it down for BU. Even though NYU had been one of my top choices, I visited again this spring and couldn't really see myself as a student there. BU gave me better merit aid and the honors program, and I prefer its campus to Washington Square Park. NYU is still a great school, and I hope to go there for med school, but it's not the right place for me now.</p>
<p>I am turning down NYU for the following reason:</p>
<p>I can remember the beginning of 9th grade like it was yesterday.</p>
<p>I'm sure the next 4 years will fly by just the same.... As much as I like the idea of "being in NYC.. everything's there", I am not going to be a victim of their GREAT advertising campaign... when I can be successful at other top schools that accepted me (and gave me double the money, too). I can't put myself or my parents in such a crappy financial position just to be able to say "Wow I was in NYC".. not unless NYU was recently acquired by the better NYC school, COLUMBIA.</p>
<p>If NYC is truly the place where all opportunities lie, I'm sure they will still be there when I graduate from another school, with plenty of money to spend to go see for myself.</p>
<p>Good point. I'm turning the acceptance to NYU as well. As much as I would like to go, I just can't afford it. Sure, I might be extremely happy there for four years, but then I'd probably have to move back in with my parents, only to get a crappy job and hand over my paycheck to Sallie Mae. In the end, I'd be both emotionally and financially miserable.</p>
<p>I'm going somewhere in-state. I'll graduate with little to no debt, and with no help from the parentals. I'll get to New York eventually, and hopefully it will be "on my own terms."</p>