<p>You would never have been able to afford NYU, as they give little to no financial aid.</p>
<p>Did you not apply to other colleges? Many schools’ financial aid application deadlines have passed, especially for merit aid.</p>
<p>You want to go into a financial career. You should therefore know that there is no way you can pay for top private or state flagship school solely through student loans. If you need to have that much financial aid and loan money, odds are that you do not have someone to cosign private loans for you.</p>
<p>Your best bet at this point would probably be to take a gap year, get a job if your immigration status allows, and take a class or two at a community college. That gives you time to research your options at schools that you can afford, and that provide scholarships for merit: probably lower on the reputation scale than the ones you are considering now.</p>