<p>*I received a 25,000 “Merit” Scholarship, appealed and received another 5,000. The New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), added another 1,500 in grants.</p>
<p>My friend, a Pell Grant recipient, likewise received 25k+5k, 5,000+ from Pell, 5,000 from TAP, 1,000 from an “Academic Competitiveness” grant, etc.</p>
<p>NYU becomes a somewhat bearable burden for strong students from lower middle and working class families. *</p>
<p>Since only 5% of students get merit scholarships from NYU (and some of its colleges have none to give), no one should count on getting one. Therefore, an overwhelming majority would be paying what you paid PLUS the $30k per year that you got in merit.</p>