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I am passing up Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) and going to NYU Stern.
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<p>Olin is not in the same league as Stern.</p>
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Incurring that much debt for GSP, quite frankly, is ridiculous
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<p>Firewalker is right. I am surprised that the OP was GSPed at NYU yet admitted to Berkeley, but there is no way one should pay 40k a year for GSP. Why not go to Berkeley for a year or two, see how you like it, and then transfer into NYU CAS/Stern afterwards. Berkeley is a great school that would easily place you into NYU if you wanted to go later.</p>
<p>On the bright side NYU is quick with a response of your financial aid appeal. On the dark side the amount only increased by $1,500. I'm thinking NYU might be too expensive for me. </p>
<p>I call this the fin aid wailt-list/reject. You get admitted but the fin aid picture is not up to snuff compared to my other tops schools. NYU came in around FAFSA + 10K. Where my other top choices came in at around the FAFSA level. I'm not sure an extra 40K in loans over 4 years is worth it.</p>
<p>As much as I love NYU, it REALLY doesn't look likely that I'll go.</p>
<p><em>sighs</em> I just got my official Berkeley financial aid packet today. After subtracting all the awards (not including the loans), I owe...about 7K for next year.</p>
<p>okay, well, here's my dilemma. i would love to go to nyu because i feel that as a budding writer, it can offer me an undergrad experience like no other, and at the same time it can give me an opportunity to delve into the art world while at the same time paving a potentially profitable career path to med school, law school, or even business school.</p>
<p>here's my financial aid package:
CAS Scholarship: $10,000
Stafford Loan: $3,500
PLUS loan: $35,260
+ who knows how much more for national merit finalists</p>
<p>so, should i go to in-state colleges, where my tuition is 100% met (i got a really good scholarship) but the state university (University of Florida) is basically just a factory for undergrads, or should i take a chance and go to nyu for undergrad? i'll be in debt after nyu and i don't know if i'll be able to afford grad school, whereas the money i save going to an in-state school could be put towards grad school...</p>
<p>but i'm in love with nyu and i'm trying to find other ways i can pay for the tuition and reduce the amount i would have to borrow from loans. any suggestions/advice? thanks.</p>
<p>UF is a good school and will prepare you well for grad school. If finances are a problem (I posted this idea elsewhere) why not look at a 'summer abroad in NYC'? In other words, take a summer school course or two there? You can easily find a job to offset some of the expenses. You could do this every summer...</p>
<p>Or if you really want to write, do what Hemingway, Dos Passos and a gazillion others did and live in Paris - take a summer course to learn French in the morning at the Alliance Francaise (<a href="http://www.alliancefr.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.alliancefr.org/</a> - the dorm rates are pretty reasonable, and you'll meet folks from all over the world) and then explore Paris (and France - pretty easy to get around the country by train on weekends) in your free time. </p>
<p>There are many ways to skin cats...(with apoloties to PETA)</p>
<p>MsJaha-- if I did my math correctly, that's more than $155,000 debt at graduation. Worth it? No way. Go to UF, save your money for grad school, and think about the great suggestions CT2010Dad made.</p>
<p>As an NYU student, I definately do not agree with deadlysypen with the above comment or the comment about GSP. NYU is definately THE number one place to be if you want maximum exposure to culture, entertainment and a great education as well. However, if you can't afford the tuition, then you probably can't afford the living expense that you would need to have a REALLY good time in the city. People say you need a few hundred dollars to have fun, but if you're thinking about clubbing, drinking, nice restaurants, museums, plays, broadways, etc, you will definately be needing more. I personally get $1300-$1500. And even that's not enough! :( But I do agree that if you only got in to GSP you shouldn't put yourself that much into debt to be attending NYU when half the time you're not actually an "NYU" student (although you do get the same benefits as an NYU student). Also, there is actually no guarantee that you will become a full NYU student after two years. You need to have a certain GPA to do that. You'll say, oh I'll get that GPA no matter what, but then what if you don't? You just wasted two years worth of college. Stick with Berkley. Sorry my post is so long. :T</p>
<p>well, what about on/off-campus jobs and internships? are those really helpful in reducing loans and paying tuition? i heard the career center at NYU is phenomenal. i personally didn't get work-study in my financial aid award, but could i still work off the tuition with the mentioned resources offered?</p>
<p>That's still an absurd amount of money to repay...but if you REALLY want to come here...go right ahead. The bursars office will embrace you with open arms.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the comments everyone! :) I'll think about it for a few more weeks and then I'll make my decision. I just have to ultimately decide which one is more important: being financially stable or following my dreams.</p>
<p>I'd say that NYU for grad school would be a good option for you.<br>
If you get a job and attend grad school at the same time, most companies will pay for your tuition.. so it's a great way to get a degree while earning money to pay off your undergrad debts.. andd you aren't getting yourself even further into debt!</p>