<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>