<p>I don’t know about Tisch, but NYU as an institution is famous for offering excellent financial aid to a very small number of students that it desperately wants, and lousy aid to everyone else.</p>
<p>NYU-Tisch is not “probably” well beyond your reach, it IS well beyond your reach. There is no way for you to come up with that kind of money, given the information that you have provided here. It is OK to feel sad for a couple of days, but don’t over-indulge that emotion. NYU-Tisch is not worth it. Your son has an essentially free option where he is happy (enough) now. He’ll be even happier when he has finished his education with no or minimal debt, and is out in the world living the life of a starving artist.</p>