Questions on NYU

evolving
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:07:05 +0000

Hi, Ng,

I am fairly sure USC offers better FA than NYU (not hard to do given how notoriously bad NYU’s FA is). They have some well known scholarships like the Trustee’s, Dean’s Scholarships. Also, if you select USC as your first choice and you are a National Merit Finalist, there is very generous aid (can’t remember exactly, something like 1/2 to full tuition covered?). I believe their aid based on need (the EFC that is derived from the FAFSA application) is also stronger.

Of course, I recommend you to post on the USC forum because there are some very knowledgeable people there.