<p>I was wondering how much money I could possibly get for NYU. This is not really my top choice because I live in NYC and would have to commute, and I don't think I would enjoy that at all.</p>
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<p>my career choice is a doctor, and I know it doesnt make sense to spend so much money on undergraduate school.</p>
<p>Your parents will need to complete both the FAFSA and the Profile for need based aid consideration at NYU.</p>
<p>The school is very pricey as you know. It seems like you would get a portion of the Pell Grant, and TAP money as well. And you could take out a $5500 Direct Loan. But really…that won’t pay half of your tuition at NYU.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t your money go a lot further at CUNY or SUNY campuses? </p>
<p>Especially with possible medical school…you really do not want loans for undergrad!</p>
<p>You might want to do a search here on CC using the search box at the top of the screen for NYU financial aid. I think you’ll find the term is generally considered oxymoronic here.</p>
<p>NYU does not generally give very good financial aid. But since you are low income and in NYC you can apply and see if you get lucky. Also, you can run the Net Price Calculator to get an estimate. But it is possible to get a different package or merit money that wouldn’t show up. </p>
<p>NYU does not promise to meet full need, and generally offers only token assistance to most students – it only gives generous aid to students at the very top of the applicant pool, and your stats don’t put you there. Given that you don’t particularly want to attend NYU anyway, I think you should simply act on the assumption that they would not give you adequate aid and look elsewhere. If you live in NYC, then obviously your fallback / safety would be CUNY. </p>
<p>thanks so much to everyone who responded! i’m really considering SUNY stony brook because they are a very strong science school, and a good distance for me to dorm. I just feel if i have the potential to go to NYU and get money i should go, but i don’t think ill be all that happy there… my SAT math: 660, reading: 700, writing: 710. I also go to one of NYC’s specialized highschool. any advice? </p>
<p>Apply to your state schools. So many of the best doctors I have ever seen have gone to the Sunys. People don’t realize this. But really great specialists in every field. </p>
<p>Aside from some of the SUNY and CUNY, try a couple privates that might give you good need based aid. Look at lists of colleges that meet full need. Or there might be some good liberal arts colleges that, even if they don’t guarantee to meet need for everyone, might meet need for you if you are in the top 10 or 25 pct of the class. LAC will appreciate your leaderships and extra activities and be interested.I think Holy Cross, for instance meets full need. You could get a good deal if you look carefully and pick schools that give the aid. Are you female? You could run the Net Price Calculator for Mt Holyoke which will show you need based and show you merit aid for your grades and scores. Low income high performers can get a lot of funding at these great schools. NYU just isn’t a meets full needs school.</p>
<p>Based on what you wrote, you probably will not be eligible for HEOP at NYU (which would be the only way that you would get enough FA to make NYU financially feasible). </p>
<p>However, depending on your family’s make up- number of people in your family you *may *be HEOP eligible at Cornell (EOP eligible at the Land grant colleges) or Columbia</p>
<p>While you will not meet the HEOP guidelines at Barnard, I am just posting the family income guidelines so you can see if you are economically eligible. </p>