Early Decision and Financial Aid.

uskoolfish
Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:30:44 +0000

NYU will give you your financial aid offer when you are accepted for ED. The dilemma is that you will not have your RD offers to compare it to. The best you will have are some EA and rolling admissions decisions. But since you don’t have to pay your deposit on EA or rolling admissions decisions prior to May 1, you may know that you are accepted, but might not have your financial aid info by the time you need to give your ED school an answer.

In terms of ED vs. RD merit aid at NYU–I know that talent merit aid isn’t awarded by the various departments until the spring and that only RD candidates are considered since the ED students have already accepted or declined their offer. This is the case for merit aid without need in theatre, music and art. I am not sure how applying ED effects your financial aid package for those with need which often has additional need-based merit aid as Calmom described if they really want to entice you to attend.