hi, im looking at fordham university and am interested and i just wanted to know how willing they are to give scholarships/financial aid. i really want to go to nyu but ive heard multiple times that they are very stingy when it comes to
financial aid and thats very discouraging tbh so im looking at other options. does Columbia give good financial aid packages? please feel free to name any ny university you think would fit, thank you
You have not provided enough information for anyone here to help you.
Are you looking for merit scholarships? If so, what are your ACT or SAT scores and your GPA?
Are you looking for need based financial aid? If so, what is your family income?
For example, Fordham does have some merit awards, but without knowing your stats, it’s impossible to tell you if you are in the ball park for consideration.
Columbia meets full need for all accepted students…but we don’t know IF you have financial need…or even the stats to get accepted.
Each college has a net price calculator. You could try using that for an estimate of your need based aid. Some schools include merit possibility as well…but you need your stats for that!
If your parents are divorced, self employed, own a business, own real estate other than your home…the net price calculators won’t be particularly accurate.
So…tell us more…so we can really give suggestions of colleges.
Also…why New York?
Fill out the On-line NPCs for each school. If you don’t have separated parents, family business or other unusual situation, you’ll get some idea of what you are expected to pay at those schools.
Columbia meets full need but acceptance rates make it a long shot for anyone. NYU often meets full need of you can get into Columbia. Both NYU and Fordham have merit awards. Fordham has some that automatic , given grades and Test scores. There are other NYC schools as well. Pace, Manhattan, St Johns, Wagner SUNY and CUNY schools. Though some may not be right in Manhattan, they may have transportation right there to get into Manhattan regularly,easily and inexpensivly.
sorry lol this was my first time every starting a thread on here so i didnt really know i had to provide all my information for you @thumper1
@cptofthehouse thank you!! i wasn’t aware of NPCs, thanks for letting me know
It’s up to you how much information you provide here…but the questions I posed upstream really will help folks give you much better answers than guessing.