<p>swimdude,</p>
<p>I think you are out of luck. The EFC of $99,999 means you are way out of their consideration limits for anything aside from loans. Did you not discuss the finances with your parents before applying EDII? If you are not able to swing the full tuition, fees, room and board (if applicable), then you may have to back out of your EDII acceptance based on financial limitations.</p>
<p>Now there is a form that you can fill out, if there has been a change in your parents’ employment status, e.g., unemployment, going on disability, excessive medical expenses, etc. I will provide a link for forms you can access through the NYU Financial Aid website. The only way for them to consider giving you SOME (maybe) aid is if you meet any of the criteria they ask you to report on the “Professional Judgment Worksheet, 2011-2012 (PDF).” Also, there may be another appeal form that they will put on the FA website sometime in April and May (according to an agent in the FA Office with whom I spoke). I would advise you to call FA regarding the latter form since I do not remember what it was about specifically.</p>
<p>However, I think you should be prepared for the worst, unless your family has any of the issues raised in the Professional Judgment Worksheet. Take a look at it (right column on the web page in my link below):</p>