<p>Its critics are mainly outspoken because of its well-known godawful horrible financial aid policies, which are in stark contrast to its peer institutions, “prestige”-wise - nearly all of which offer generous “full need” aid to low and middle-income students. Read the sob-story threads on the Financial Aid board when all these NYU-bound kids get their financial aid letters with nothing more than a $100,000 PLUS loan and… yeah, you’ll understand why people look down on NYU.</p>
<p>NYU is a school for rich kids. That’s not a “knock,” that’s a fact.</p>