<p>The NYU FA office is known to be rather unyielding with appeals. I was informed by posters last year that the most they may give you is $1000-2000 extra if your appeal is successful. Someone came on this forum recently and encouraged people to try since she got an additional $3000 (the largest I read about with an appeal).</p>
<p>However, NYU does tell you that there is a special form to fill out for appeal if there are significant changes in your family finances due to unemployment, death, divorce, excessive medical expenses, etc. I am not sure how much this affects the financial aid package. No one here has reported on going through this process. </p>
<p>Look at the Professional Judgment Form, 2011-2012 listed on the right column in the following link:</p>