Two Questions..Please Help

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I would appreciate it if people answered both questions.</p>

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<li>If my high school gpa isn't amazing and my family income is high I'm assuming I am going to receive very little to none financial aid from NYU. I was wondering if I got a 3.8-4.0 gpa at NYU my freshman year, would my financial aid go up for my sophomore year? Is there anyway to work out an agreement with NYU that if I meet a certain requirement, my aid will rise. How much of sophomore, junior, and senior year NYU financial aid based on grades at NYU and how much is based solely on family income.</li>
<li>For EDII, is there anyway to receive a federal aid estimate BEFORE applying ED. Also, NYU states anyone can withdraw from being accepted in ED if they don't have sufficient aid. If I don't like my aid package because FAFSA says my family can afford more than we think we can, can I withdraw without it hurting my chances at other colleges? (NYU telling other colleges)</li>
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<li><p>Financial Aid and merit scholarships are 2 different things. Aid is based on family income and your ability to pay tuition. This is what most people get if they get anything at all. This amount won’t really change over your 4 years unless something drastic (good or bad) happens to your families economic situation. On the other hand, merit based scholarships are what you get for grades, leadership roles etc. NYU isn’t big on those, but I guess techinically you can earn a merit based scholarship after your first year–I would confirm with the school though. </p></li>
<li><p>No–you can’t get aid estimates before, it doesn’t work that way. That’s the risk with ED–you can’t compare aid. You are allowed to opt out if you can prove they didn’t give you enough aid, but that’s prob very difficult and rare. I don’t think NYU will tell other schools, but it could lead to some sticky situations.</p></li>
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