<p>I thought of three somewhat contadictory things while I was reading the article:</p>
<p>1) This makes NYU look really, really bad.</p>
<p>2) Why didn’t the kid choose a cheaper college option rather than NYU? Didn’t he have a state school he could have attended? Lots of kids have to turn down NYU for financial reasons.</p>
<p>3) The father “works three jobs,” but who knows how much money he makes? He may end up with a pretty good income. The article implies that the family is low-income, but that isn’t stated anywhere.</p>