My son was accepted to the Clive Davis school in Tisch last year. He was awarded scholarships. but the cost was still astronomical - and he’s a twin, so I had two to pay for. I wrote letters of appeal to the head of department, and to the financial office. Never heard back from the head of department, and received a stock form letter from the financial aid office reiterating that they had reviewed profile/fafsa, and this was their offer. I guess it’s worth a try for you - but our EFC was lower for each kid - and it still didn’t matter one iota. There are simply enough people in line who CAN afford it, that they don’t have to make concessions.