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<p>With the exception of the handful of well endowed schools that meet 100% of need (THEIR calculators are pretty good), it can be extremely tough. Take popular schools like NYU or GW for example; both give a lot of grant aid, but only to students that they want, i.e., in the top of their app pools. For those in the middle or bottom of the app pool, the aid is nearly all loans.</p>