<p>I agree with ChargerFan and elan_xu that scholarships are rarely reduced. I’ve been monitoring this forum for several years and can’t recall ever hearing of a student in good standing having their CAS scholarship reduced. Maybe if you won the lottery or something of that magnitude, but not just because an older sibling graduated. I would think that the older sib graduating would be cause for rejoicing, since it likely frees up additional funds to cover NYU tuition increases, etc.</p>
<p>A couple other thoughts that might ease your mind a bit:</p>
<p>After freshman year your daughter can move to a dorm with a kitchen and drop the meal plan, which will definitely save money. Especially for girls, as well as for guys who are lighter eaters, the NYU meal plans are not a good value. My daughter lived in Goddard and was required to have a meal plan so she got the 10 meal plan with the maximum amount of dining dollars. She and her roommates had a mini-fridge and microwave in their room which allowed her to eat cereal, oatmeal, bagels, fruit, juice, etc. for weekday breakfast instead of “wasting” a meal swipe for such low-cost items. On the weekends, however, she would visit one of the dining halls that had good omelettes, etc. She also brought fruit, soup, and left-overs home from her dining hall dinners to eat for snacks and occasional lunches. That left her with the option to enjoy an occasional restaurant meal or quick lunch from Faye’s on the Square (Starbuck’s) or Kimmel. I do, however, recommend that all freshman have a meal plan, if only for the social advantages of communal dining.</p>
<p>By junior year your daughter will likely have had enough of dorm life and you can look for a less expensive living situation. With two or three roommates in an apartment a little further from campus she will be able to save substantially over NYU dorm rates. A lot of students leave NYU housing for their junior year because juniors get last pick in the housing lottery and the dorms available to them are the least appealing. If you plan ahead and do your homework I’m sure you can find a safe, affordable apartment off campus.</p>
<p>Which linguistics track is your daughter planning on pursuing? If she is interested in the dual major in linguistics/foreign language it opens up the possibility of applying for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for graduate school. For more information on FLAS fellowships offered through the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies try this link:[FLAS</a> Fellowships](<a href=“Center for European and Mediterranean Studies”>Center for European and Mediterranean Studies).
FLAS fellowships area also offered at NYU through the Hagop Kervorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies: [Kevorkian</a> Center | FLAS](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/flas.html]Kevorkian”>http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/flas.html) and through the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: [NYU</a> > CLACS > FLAS Fellowships](<a href=“Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies”>Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies)</p>