<p>he didn’t apply for any scholarships at NYU. It just showed up on his award letter. To say we cried tears of joy is an understatement. he had avg EC. He was in civil air patrol for 4 years, played volleyball for 2 years, nothing special or particularly noteworthy. he was raised ONLY by me (never met his father) and was from an inner city magnet school. </p>
<p>He is in CAS btw, a double major in politics/history</p>
<p>My EFC has been in the 12-13 K range. He never received any pell grant. He will graduate with 9600 in perkins loans and 19000 in subsidized stafford loans. I paid what wasn’t covered by scholarship/loans from my savings/income. I did not take any loans to pay the 60K or so that I will have put out over the 4 years. My salary until my son was 10 years old was under 25K. it is nearly triple that now. To say I scrimped and saved and lived like a pauper for many years to pull this off is a fact. Just replaced my 18 year old car last year.</p>