| Sanity, you asked is NYU worth the extra expense and also what makes it better than other schools.
First, I disagree that NYU costs two or three times more than other schools. NYU is surely very very expensive. My other D's college costs almost as much. Several of the programs/colleges my NYU kid looked at cost a lot and definitely NOT one half or one third of NYU but simply cost less. Some cost almost as much. You mention about scholarships being less. In my own child's case, she got very nice scholarships from 7 schools (this includes a waitlist at CMU that gave the money package as well), and it so happens that the scholarship she got at NYU was the largest of the seven she received. That may not be each person's case but was ours.
Is it worth the money? It depends on one's values. For me, what is worth it is that my D is going to a college she wanted to attend and that fit her college preferences. I never thought about if X or Y college was worth spending money on more than another. I valued sending my kids to college and to ones of their choosing.
What makes it better? Here's the thing...I do NOT think NYU is better or best than other programs. I did not care where my child chose and did not rank her schools. She had favorites. I'm happy she got into one of her favorites and now that she attends, that she is extremely happy with her choice. I don't believe it is better than other programs. I just know it is great for her and that is what matters. She loves every single aspect of the program and school and I have never heard one compaint about it yet. To the contrary, she oozes enthusiasm for the experiences she is having. I think it will be hard to pull her away when the school year ends. So, that is worth it to me.
Each student should have preferences/criteria that they want in a program and investigate each college and its program to see how it fits their interests and desires. Then of course, one can only pick from their acceptances. Of my D's acceptances, this school was the best fit. |