NYU gives little aid to students with EFC of zero?

Paying for College
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<p>Hi,
I filled out the NYU net price calculator and was astonished to see the pride would still be 20k. Is this reliable? Do students whose families' make less than 20k a year and have a EFC of zero really have to pay that much? It sorta seems impossible.
Thanks </p>

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<p>NYU has notoriously poor financial aid. My advice if you need a lot of need based aid is to look elsewhere. You can always move to New York after graduation.</p>

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NYU does not meet need. See <a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/financial-aid-and-scholarships.html[quote]Although”>Financial Aid and Scholarships

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<p>Are you from NYS?</p>

<p>If yes, I would recommend apply through HEOP. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshmen-applicants/opportunity-programs/college-programs.html”>http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshmen-applicants/opportunity-programs/college-programs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshmen-applicants/opportunity-programs/college-programs/new-york-state-heop.html”>http://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshmen-applicants/opportunity-programs/college-programs/new-york-state-heop.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you are HEOP eligible and your being admitted through HEOP is the only way that you will get the aid that you need (however, you can not apply ED and HEOP to any HEOP program because it is a two step process where you must both be academically and financially eligible). If you live within the 5 boroughs, they will not pay for room an board.</p>

<p>I noticed that you are also looking at Cornell. consider apply there also through H/EOP. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/summary-sheets/EOP_profile.pdf”>http://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/summary-sheets/EOP_profile.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you are not H/EOP eligible see your GC to find out what is your class rank.</p>

<p>If you are graduating in the top 10% of your class and are going to be a STEM major, make sure that you apply for the NYS Stem Incentive Program, which will cover tuition at SUNY/CUNY and the Cornell Land grant colleges</p>

<p><a href=“NYS Higher Education Services Corporation - NYS Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program”>http://www.hesc.ny.gov/pay-for-college/financial-aid/types-of-financial-aid/nys-grants-scholarships-awards/nys-science-technology-engineering-and-mathematics-stem-incentive-program.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>you need to have a sit down with your counselor</p>

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<p>Colleges are not charities, and they do not have to charge tuition/expenses based on your EFC. Look at it like you would look at a car dealer. The BMW dealership does not have to sell me a BMW based on my ability to pay; instead I need to shop at a Hyundai dealership where prices are more affordable. I would not have a luxury car, but I can still afford to buy A car, that would get me to where I need to go.</p>

<p>What are your GPA and test scores? Some schools give very generous merit aid in addition to need-based financial aid. Look at the threads for schools with generous merit scholarships, if you qualify.</p>

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<p>Actually I’m surprised you would only have to pay $20K…</p>

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<p>Erin’s Dad, the OP might well have to pay more than $20K. Or less than that. IT’s just an average. 10 kids with identical EFCs and situations at NYU could have whole different amount they are asked to pay.</p>

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<p>Yes, I understand that. I’m surprised the NPC showed that much in grants. I just ran it myself for a $30K income and the EFC came out to be $23K (and the calculator didn’t ask anything about scores/grades). That’s hard to believe with everything I’ve read here. I wonder who is policing the NPCs for accuracy?</p>

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<p>I did not know about the HEOP thing for NYU! So I can apply ED to cornell (which I am applying to the NY schools) and then rd to NYU with the HEOP benefits?
Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>HEOP students, as Sybbie states, get full need met, as do some other categories, which brings up the averages.</p>

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<p>You can apply for HEOP but it is by no means guaranteed. Keep in mind that HEOP takes very very few students across the state. The school must consider you both economically and academically disadvantaged </p>