<p>I think you’d be a reasonable bet for NYU if you are full pay. The rank is an issue and it would be helpful to look at scattergrams if your school has them. </p>
<p>What you need to do is research if NYU practices admit/deny–that they will admit a student despite financial need and just not give him the aid most of the time, or whether they reject most who they can’t fund. </p>
<p>While I know NYU does admit many they don’t fund, you may run the risk of getting rejected if you ask for lots of aid you don’t really need.</p>
<p>Amherst is a huge reach.</p>