okay, a question about nyu.

mom2collegekids
Sat, 15 May 2010 08:49:41 +0000

NYU is not the most generous financial-aid-wise but you never know. You have an edge because of your ethnicity and parents’ income.

In the state of New York and at NYU, being Hispanic is not an advantage. There are many Hispanics in NY colleges.

Unless you have super high stats, there is very little chance that you would get a financial aid package that would make NYU do-able. It’s essentially a rich-kid school because of the lousy aid.

You can research their historical generosity on the college board’s website.

This can be misleading since the data is in averages. Some may get a lot more, and some may get very little. And, many schools do “preferential packaging” which can really cause misleading data.

Your best bet is to employ a strategy that includes…

UGa & any other GA state schools that you like
schools that say that they meet 100% need with little or no loans
schools that give huge merit for your stats.
you can apply to NYU just to see, but you know not to expect much