<p>You won’t be the only “poor” kid at Tisch. I have quite a few friends who are financing their education without aid from their parents, through jobs and loans. While it is true that there are quite a few very privileged and wealthy students at Tisch who can go to an unlimited number of shows, clubs, etc and go shopping every week or go on a vacation to some foreign country every break, it really won’t affect you that much. You will definitely find people who can’t afford to do that. However, that doesn’t mean that you will be missing out on a lot of things. There are a ton of cheap/free things to do in NYC, and NYU Ticket Central is really good about discounted tickets for Broadway Shows. I myself have two work-study jobs, and there are definitely those here who work more than I do, and go out to see shows less frequently than me.</p>