Released from NYU ED 2 to see UC admissions because of financial aid

Schools don’t release admitted students from ED easily unless it’s something major (death of parent(s), loss of job, significant/terminal illness, etc) happens. I even read that the school can inform other schools that the student reneged the commitment to other schools, making the student deem untrustworthy.

This is also a matter of ethics. Sign the ED agreement and you’re bound to that. School is bound to that too.