What can WE do about NYU's horrible financial aid?

Paying for College
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<p>Tisch is a great school. I am a sophomore in film and television. but sadly, NYU is so expensive that I cannot attend anymore. i can go to davidson for 20,000 less. I am trying to appeal to nyu, but they wont adjust my aid package. even though tuition increased for the next year, i did not get anymore money from NYU.</p>

<p>they are a corporation and do not seem to be committed to providing an affordable education for all socioeconomic backgrounds. i got a 3.9 GPA at NYU in a very competitive program but it doesnt seem to matter. i am expendable to them. they have over a billion dollars yet make no strides towards giving more money. and they charge an additional 1,000$ for each extra credit you take. so if you take an extra course it costs 4,000$</p>

<p>Being a filmmaker is my dream, but it seems silly to go so far in debt when i can get an education for half the price.</p>

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<p>that's a horrible story...sorry to hear and good luck at davidson</p>

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<p>"being a filmmaker is my dream, but it seems silly to go so far in debt when i can get an education for half the price."</p>

<p>There also are excellent film schools like Florida State's that are far cheaper than is NYU's.</p>

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<p>I could be totally wrong, but I think that if NYU can start improving their academic reputation, which is honestly not that outstanding outside of a few select programs, they might begin to attract upper-class students who don't need as much financial aid. That could possibly free up aid for others. They are pretty much a middle-class college, so it's not surprising that there's only so much money to go around. Too many people -- more than 2/3, and climbing every year, of the student body -- are applying for aid. Most top-tier colleges and universities don't hit 60%, and they have larger endowments and smaller student bodies.</p>

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<p>For comparison purposes, the top 25 endowments for 2006, rounded to the millions:</p>

<ol>
<li>Harvard University ($28,915,000,000)</li>
<li>Yale University ($18,030,000,000)</li>
<li>Stanford University ($14,084,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Texas ($13,234,000,000)</li>
<li>Princeton University ($13,044,000,000)</li>
<li>Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($8,368,000,000)</li>
<li>Columbia University ($5,937,000,000)</li>
<li>University of California ($5,733,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Michigan ($5,652,000,000)</li>
<li>Texas A&M University ($5,642,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania ($5,313,000,000)</li>
<li>Northwestern University ($5,140,000,000)</li>
<li>Emory University ($5,005,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Chicago ($4,867,000,000)</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis ($4,684,000,000)</li>
<li>Duke University ($4,497,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Notre Dame ($4,436,000,000)</li>
<li>Cornell University ($4,321,000,000)</li>
<li>Rice University ($3,986,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Virginia ($3,618,000,000)</li>
<li>Dartmouth College ($3,092,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Southern California ($3,065,000,000)</li>
<li>Vanderbilt University ($2,946,000,000)</li>
<li>Johns Hopkins University ($2,350,000,000)</li>
<li>University of Minnesota ($2,224,000,000)</li>
</ol>

<p>NYU comes in 28th, with $1,774,000,000, after Brown ($2,166,000,000) and the University of Washington ($1,794,000,000).</p>

<p>Edit: They're not in the top 30 for endowment per student. Can't find full stats, though.</p>