<p>This is my financial aid summary. I am so disappointed that I have not been offered enough scholarship 
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<p>CAS Scholarship-14,820.00
Early Decision Work Study-3,000.00
Early Decision Perkins Loan-2,400.00
Early Decision Stafford-3,500.00
Early Decision Unsub Loan-2,000.00
Early Decision PLUS-33,640.00</p>
<p>Aid Year Totals=59,360.00</p>
<p>Look it at this way at least you were offered something. International students aren’t offered a dime. Maybe look at other scholarship opportunities available from other sources? Just a thought.</p>
<p>ED applicants always receive less FA than RD applicants. $14,820 is pretty good for NYU, actually. And no, trying to petition for more FA will not help you.</p>
<p>@NYU2013
Early Decision and Financial Aid
NYU uses the same methodology in providing financial aid for Early Decision candidates as we do in providing financial aid for Regular Decision candidates. Students are not offered more or less financial aid based on when they apply for admission.</p>
<p>Source: [Early</a> Decision](<a href=“How to Apply”>How to Apply)</p>
<p>Just wait for RD decisions to come out. There are aid differences, especially to top students. NYU aid is done in tiers; top tier students get more money because NYU is trying to attract them to NYU over other schools. When you apply ED, NYU doesn’t have to try to attract you to NYU over say, some of the ivy league schools. I.e. someone who’s likely to get admission to say, Cornell, based on their stats will get more FA from NYU than someone who (1) doesn’t have high enough stats to get into say, Cornell, or (2) applied ED to NYU. NYU, like Georgetown, uses scholarship to attract top students to NYU. When you apply ED, NYU doesn’t need to attract you.</p>
<p>I got offered $28000 in scholarships, and a $3000 work-study for Stern, so $31,000. I’m commuting so the total cost is $47k, meaning I would have to dish out about $16000/yr out of my own pocket. Not bad in my opinion. Will be applying for scholarships and possibly even ask NYU for more aid. I’ve heard that sometimes they give you more aid if you just ask them, not much, but helpful nonetheless. Good luck.</p>
<p>Do our financial aid summaries include merit based aid? I didn’t apply for need based FA. My FA summary tells me to click my aid year but my aid year isn’t click-able. </p>
<p>So I guess I was awarded no merit based FA? Is it possible that I could be given some between now and the spring?</p>
<p>I received a bit over $11k in scholarships, a work study, federal loans, and the rest in PLUS. I didn’t even think I could get in so it was way more than I was expecting, especially since I only hear how terrible FA is. I’ll have to work hard and make a lot of sacrifices, but I’m 99% sure I’m going!</p>
<p>@NYU2013 -if im correct, i think you’re saying that NYU gives less aid to ED applicants as they are expected to attend NYU if they are accepted. does that mean i would have been offered more aid if i had applied RD? i mean my stats would have been the same, and since the scholarship is merit-based, shouldn’t ED and RD scholarships be the same?</p>
<p>On the NYU page it says that “Students are not offered more or less financial aid based on when they apply for admission”. your answer and NYU’s page are kind of contradicting each other. I would have never applied ED if i had known that ED and RD financial aid awards are different.</p>
<p>@Noldi - WOW. that is an amazing FA package! Congrats!
@eljamas- yes, that probably means that you weren’t awarded any merit based aid. And i doubt that you would be given any in the spring since you didn’t apply for it. but you should definitely call the office of financial aid to confirm!
@TheEllister2007 - Congrats on your acceptance! 
and good luck!</p>
<p>NYU aid is a combination of merit and need. Because NYU wants to attract top students, they generally try to offer generous FA to top students. Thus, attracting students to NYU over say, Georgetown or Cornell, etc. </p>
<p>NYU uses the same criteria when evaluating aid in the both ED and RD. However, the tiers of aid may be lowered RD or the amounts given to top performers increased. When dealing with RD, you can also compare FA packages and ask NYU to give more aid and show that X school will give your X amount.</p>
<p>D rec’d no financial aid as expected. Our EFC is too high, so that came as no surprise. The art dept does offer merit aid (without need) for top applicants during the RD round, but we knew going into ED that we’d be losing the opportunity to get merit aid. On the other hand, we felt that the bump from ED would be worth it to secure her top school.</p>
<p>I received aid only in the form of loans. My mother, who on her own makes approximately $10k a year, just remarried to a man who makes $100k+ a year. Unfortunately, he does not support me financially, but I had to include his information on my financial aid application; therefore, I received minimal aid. :(</p>
<p>I received 46k a year with only one loan.of 3000, but then again I’m a part of heop</p>
<p>NYU2013 is correct about the tiered FA awards. They dont advertise how they give this out, but based on years of experience and how their awards seem lopsided, Its the best explanation as to why some get way more than others.</p>