<p>Coming from an NYU student: if your son is undecided, I would probably not commit to applying to NYU ED. His GPA (assuming that his unweighted is lower) and SAT score are a tiny bit below CAS average, so even if he got accepted (which he should), he would get little to no financial aid.</p>
<p>I won’t agree that NYU is necessarily less “intellectual” than Vassar or Oberlin, but I will say it is the odd one out in your son’s list and believe Oberlin/Vassar would be a more sensible choice with regard to his situation. A smaller environment may help him better develop and define his academic interests.</p>