<p>BP, I am aware that financial aid differs from school to school. That is why everyone needs to apply to a variety of schools and wait until you see what you get in financial aid from each one. I’m saying, after the kid in the article saw that NYU was giving him half the amount of tuition in aid, leaving a shortfall of $25,000 a year for him and his family to pay, why didn’t he pick another school from his list of acceptances? </p>
<p>Pretty much anyone in the United States can attend his or her in-state college, even paying room and board, for less than $25,000 a year. Or he could have enrolled in a community college. Or got a job and went to school at night. There are many options for low-cost colleges. Everyone knows that NYU isn’t one of them.</p>