<p>I just received my daughter’s financial aid packet from NYU and were terribly surprised. They are offering her $21000 but the cost is $54,0282 just including tuition & room and board (no other college related expenses e.g health-insurance, books). To add insult to injury they offered her loans that amount roughly to $8000 and offered her a Federal PLUS loan of $26000(which is a loan a parent takes out)! My gross adjusted income in 2010 was $18,000. I find it crazy that they would expect a parent to take out more money that they make in an entire year! She also was in the top 3% of her class… so confused by this offer… and its her dream school… I just want to know if other have had the same type of experiences with NYU FA</p>