<p>To the person above me,</p>
<p>I do hope you understand how the world of loans and such works. Yes, $40K is an amazing offer considering the average NYU package, but so is $80K in loans that not only I, but my mother will have to pay for. There is no possible way for my mom to qualify for a $20,000 PLUS loan (which is what NYU is requesting from me). She is a single (disabled) parent with no source of income other than SSI. </p>
<p>I applied for NYU ED II fully aware of the implications. Decisions like these are not made on the fly, I can assure you I thought it out and was fully informed by my school counselors. I knew that if my package was not high enough, I would be able to back out of the agreement because of my financial situation.</p>
<p>And lastly, your final statement is completely false. There have been quite a few students at my high school to apply to NYU (early decision I, II, etc) and back out because of lack of aid. I still got accepted, which proves that my school’s rep has in fact not been compromised and that your statement is quite false. I would very disappointed in NYU for judging the whole of a school based on the decisions of only a small pool of students.</p>