<p>No, they don’t. They only look at your financial information when you’ve been accepted or in ED case to calculate estimate awards for students, NYU is need-blind so I disagree that a certain socio-economic background will help you.
I got accepted into LSP with a 530 math score. I had a 630 and 700 for the other two, however. The only way that your sat score might not drag you down is if you have taken math ib exams or english related exams etc and have succeeded. If you show strengths in these areas they might get over the sat score. If this is not the case, your best hope is LSP but that’s hard enough to get into, you need to have set yourself apart somehow through your writing, supplement answers, and activities.</p>