<p>Hi, I'm currently a high school senior in Massachusetts, and I recently heard that I was admitted to New York University in the fall. I checked my financial aid, and I learned that I received a $45,000 CAS Scholarship (CRAZY). I emailed the financial aid office to see if this scholarship is renewable for all four years, but I haven't heard a reply back for a while-- I've heard that NYU's administration isn't that great... :( So I figured I should ask you guys. Is this scholarship renewable, or is it only for the first year? Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Hi! I can relate to your situation. I received a $37,110 CAS scholarship but would like to know if it’s for all four years or not. From what I’ve read on CC, it’s renewable as long as you keep your grades up. I’d really like verification directly from NYU, though.</p>
<p>I heard that financial aid letters will be coming in the mail around next week. Hopefully those will have a lot more information!</p>
<p>avocadolover-- Thanks for replying. if it’s not too much to ask, did you file for FAFSA & CSS PROFILE early?</p>
<p>I filed both of them in late January.</p>
<p>It sounds like these awards are largely merit based.</p>
<p>What were your stats?</p>
<p>I filed both of them in late January, too. Maybe filing FAFSA early is a big factor as well?</p>
<p>mom2collegekids: My stats aren’t bad, but they aren’t excellent either-- 4.0 GPA, 2 AP classes for all four years (no AP classes at my high school), National Honor Society, modest ECs (hospital volunteering, yearbook, a couple sports, etc.), 2310 SAT. If you want more details, you can message me. I can’t remember specific details right now, lol.</p>
<p>lol…right…SAT 2310…yeah not excellent :rolleyes:</p>
<p>you got that amount because of that tippy top SAT.</p>
<p>NYU doesn’t care about those ECs when awarding merit…they reward high STATs…high TEST scores that help their middle quartile reports.</p>
<p>I know people who have far better scores/stats than I do that got less in aid and scholarships. NYU’s financial aid program seems spotty at best…</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>It doesn’t work that way. It depends on the COLLEGE that they got accepted to at NYU. Some of the colleges have very little or NO merit to give. There are some colleges at NYU that don’t give any merit aid. </p>
<p>So, a student with your stats or better who got accepted to Tisch may not get anything, while you got what you did from CAS. </p>
<p>Or, someone else may have a 2320, but their Math + CR was lower than yours. The Writing score is often not considered as important.</p>
<p>Or, you may add ethnic or regional diversity to the school.</p>
<p>So, it can be spotty, but there’s likely a method to the madness.</p>
<p>I’ve heard, though, that NYU financial aid can decrease significantly over the four years of attendance, even if financial need (and good grades) stays around the same… is that true? </p>
<p>Thanks for the information :)</p>
<p>Do you know for sure if it is merit or need based aid?</p>
<p>I haven’t received full details for the scholarship yet.</p>
<p>Let us know when you get the details.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>i called the financial aid office
and they told me it’s both need-based and merit based</p>
<p>so in order to keep your scholarship, u have to be a full time student and keep up your grades
and your financial need must be around the same.</p>
<p>if you keep this, you get it for the all four years.</p>
<p>Congrats!</p>
<p>I believe it was Sybbie, or another poster who is well-informed concerning NYU aid, that has said that NYU’s aid often has a merit component…those with the best stats (and need) will get the big pkgs. Needy students with respectable stats get big loans.</p>
<p>so, if need stays about the same, you keep it? Great. is there a GPA req’t???</p>
<p>Again, thanks for all the information 
I never received full details about the scholarship in the mail… but I went to Weekend on the Square yesterday, and I was told by a financial advisor that the CAS scholarship is renewable for the same amount every year, as long as I keep up a 3.0 GPA.</p>