NYU c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[ashrice13]

We are still reading RTK apps but we are making significant progress. I would say almost all first-reads are done, most second-reads are done, and tie-breaks are starting.

I'll try to update you all in about a week to 10 days.

I didn't apply for RTK but thank you for people so helpful to the people here that did!!

Now I need one of you from AnBryce and I'll be all set

[Baby Gaga]

We are still reading RTK apps but we are making significant progress. I would say almost all first-reads are done, most second-reads are done, and tie-breaks are starting.

I'll try to update you all in about a week to 10 days.

I must have missed this but I know the named schols (at least RTK and anbryce) have their interviews right before an ASW. Is it the ASW at the end of March meaning that interviews are in the last week of March. Are all the name scholarship interview before the same ASW?

[kkdk]

We are still reading RTK apps but we are making significant progress. I would say almost all first-reads are done, most second-reads are done, and tie-breaks are starting.

I'll try to update you all in about a week to 10 days.

I must have missed this but I know the named schols (at least RTK and anbryce) have their interviews right before an ASW. Is it the ASW at the end of March meaning that interviews are in the last week of March. Are all the name scholarship interview before the same ASW?

The interview weekend is the last weekend in March, yes (barring any surprising/strange circumstances). From what I recall over the last 3 years (including my own interview year), AnBryce, IILJ, RTK, and Latinx Rights all interview the same weekend.

[airwrecka]

We are still reading RTK apps but we are making significant progress. I would say almost all first-reads are done, most second-reads are done, and tie-breaks are starting.

I'll try to update you all in about a week to 10 days.

Thank you for this update!! Ahhhh I can't believe it's already February which means decisions (for these scholarships) are finally in sight!

[kpadoreo]

Can someone tell me the financial aid process? I see there is no CSS required so I am wondering if I can just sit back and wait until I hear something from them (i.e. I get admitted or rejected) or if I need to fill out some other forms. Additionally, is parental information required for the FAFSA for them?

[Baby Gaga]

Can someone tell me the financial aid process? I see there is no CSS required so I am wondering if I can just sit back and wait until I hear something from them (i.e. I get admitted or rejected) or if I need to fill out some other forms. Additionally, is parental information required for the FAFSA for them?

if you're admitted they send you a link to their financial aid site

[kpadoreo]

Can someone tell me the financial aid process? I see there is no CSS required so I am wondering if I can just sit back and wait until I hear something from them (i.e. I get admitted or rejected) or if I need to fill out some other forms. Additionally, is parental information required for the FAFSA for them?

if you're admitted they send you a link to their financial aid site

So even if I don't hear anything back before March I can just sit tight? I see that a lot of schools have March 1st deadlines so I am just panicking a bit that I won't hear anything from them before then and will have missed the deadlines.

[Baby Gaga]

Can someone tell me the financial aid process? I see there is no CSS required so I am wondering if I can just sit back and wait until I hear something from them (i.e. I get admitted or rejected) or if I need to fill out some other forms. Additionally, is parental information required for the FAFSA for them?

if you're admitted they send you a link to their financial aid site

So even if I don't hear anything back before March I can just sit tight? I see that a lot of schools have March 1st deadlines so I am just panicking a bit that I won't hear anything from them before then and will have missed the deadlines.

I didn't see any deadline, but they did make it clear that it should be done quickly. FAFSA requires parent's info unless you're over 29 I believe.

[treetops_rising]

Can someone tell me the financial aid process? I see there is no CSS required so I am wondering if I can just sit back and wait until I hear something from them (i.e. I get admitted or rejected) or if I need to fill out some other forms. Additionally, is parental information required for the FAFSA for them?

if you're admitted they send you a link to their financial aid site

So even if I don't hear anything back before March I can just sit tight? I see that a lot of schools have March 1st deadlines so I am just panicking a bit that I won't hear anything from them before then and will have missed the deadlines.

I didn't see any deadline, but they did make it clear that it should be done quickly. FAFSA requires parent's info unless you're over 29 I believe.

From my understanding basically every school requires you to put your parent's info in the fasfa/css profile if you want to be considered for need based aid. It's not like the FASFA itself gives a a damn. To take out graduate loans just file as an independent with the Fasfa, esp. if you already have your bachelors.

Say school X gives you a full ride in merit aid. Then full out the FASFA however you want to just get loans to cover cost of living.

Say that same school gives you $0 merit aid upfront. Fill out all the forms they require (including parent info unless you are exempt). Get your need based grant award from the school + whatever in loans.

But then again say the school gives you 50-80% in merit aid. That's when you evaluate your personal situation and decide to provide parent info in the hopes of getting more in need based aid. Or if you have rich parents who you figure will disqualify you for more aid or a strained relationship with them etc.. You can decide to just fill the gaps with loans, you don't need permission to do that.

Again Fasfa doesn't care if your parents are millionaires when you are a graduate student because to get federal money while pursuing a grad degree you don't need to provide parent info.

But if you want need based aid, follow the school's instructions.

Source:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/defa ... g-info.pdf

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/defa ... status.png

[KatCoco]

We are still reading RTK apps but we are making significant progress. I would say almost all first-reads are done, most second-reads are done, and tie-breaks are starting.

I'll try to update you all in about a week to 10 days.

Question: So I didn't initially apply for RTK (b/c I thought I had no chance), but received an email urging me to apply for it now because I "might be a strong candidate" for it. (I've already been admitted.)

Why are these invitations sent? Did the committee not receive enough apps?

I'm really grateful I received the email and I'm going to apply, just wondering about it.

[kpadoreo]

Can someone tell me the financial aid process? I see there is no CSS required so I am wondering if I can just sit back and wait until I hear something from them (i.e. I get admitted or rejected) or if I need to fill out some other forms. Additionally, is parental information required for the FAFSA for them?

if you're admitted they send you a link to their financial aid site

So even if I don't hear anything back before March I can just sit tight? I see that a lot of schools have March 1st deadlines so I am just panicking a bit that I won't hear anything from them before then and will have missed the deadlines.

I didn't see any deadline, but they did make it clear that it should be done quickly. FAFSA requires parent's info unless you're over 29 I believe.

From my understanding basically every school requires you to put your parent's info in the fasfa/css profile if you want to be considered for need based aid. It's not like the FASFA itself gives a a damn. To take out graduate loans just file as an independent with the Fasfa, esp. if you already have your bachelors.

Say school X gives you a full ride in merit aid. Then full out the FASFA however you want to just get loans to cover cost of living.

Say that same school gives you $0 merit aid upfront. Fill out all the forms they require (including parent info unless you are exempt). Get your need based grant award from the school + whatever in loans.

But then again say the school gives you 50-80% in merit aid. That's when you evaluate your personal situation and decide to provide parent info in the hopes of getting more in need based aid. Or if you have rich parents who you figure will disqualify you for more aid or a strained relationship with them etc.. You can decide to just fill the gaps with loans, you don't need permission to do that.

Again Fasfa doesn't care if your parents are millionaires when you are a graduate student because to get federal money while pursuing a grad degree you don't need to provide parent info.

But if you want need based aid, follow the school's instructions.

Source:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/defa ... g-info.pdf

https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/defa ... status.png

Thank you! This clarified a lot!!

[theothercat]

UR3 as of today! I know it probably doesn't mean much, but I'm unreasonably happy that it doesn't say '12/12' anymore.

[addie1412]

UR3 as of today! I know it probably doesn't mean much, but I'm unreasonably happy that it doesn't say '12/12' anymore.

there's a UR3??

Still UR2 12/5 here

[TexasENG]

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[2000andBeyond]

Still UR2 1/5

[proteinshake]

still UR2 early January

[nicola27]

Still UR2 1/5

+1

[ashrice13]

UR3 as of today! I know it probably doesn't mean much, but I'm unreasonably happy that it doesn't say '12/12' anymore.

there's a UR3??

Still UR2 12/5 here

There can be! I think most people just go UR1, UR2, decision. Some people do go UR3 though...who knows what it all means.

[kkdk]

We are still reading RTK apps but we are making significant progress. I would say almost all first-reads are done, most second-reads are done, and tie-breaks are starting.

I'll try to update you all in about a week to 10 days.

Question: So I didn't initially apply for RTK (b/c I thought I had no chance), but received an email urging me to apply for it now because I "might be a strong candidate" for it. (I've already been admitted.)

Why are these invitations sent? Did the committee not receive enough apps?

I'm really grateful I received the email and I'm going to apply, just wondering about it.

We receive and have received hundreds of applications. The reason we still proactively reach out is because we coordinate with Admissions and other Scholarship committees. If one committee is about to deny you an interview under their criteria, or because of a tiebreak, they might forward your application to us and because the RTK program is much larger, we may be able to extend interivews. The other reason is that AdComm might have noticed something and will ask us to take a look because as I mentioned in previous posts, the fact that you forgot to/didn't think to/didn't want at the time to tick a box shouldn't mean that you get denied a shot at the Root.

You can consider the e-mail a 'benefit of the doubt' e-mail. We're basically wondering if you're interested, and offering to read your application should you decide you are. But should you choose not to submit one, it doesn't impact anything else and has no bearing on how Fin Aid decides your final scholarship package.

Glad to hear that you'll apply! Good luck

[2000andBeyond]

So...is tomorrow the day?

[Inversion]

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[ashrice13]

So...is tomorrow the day?

Hopefully!!

[Aquinas]

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[Keilz]

So...is tomorrow the day?

Hopefully!!

I really don't want to get my hopes up anymore but I really want to get in

[snarfing]

fwiw i went UR2 today and applied 2 weeks ago.

me too, applied jan 17th. Hopefully doesnt mean were being rejected tomorrow. can I ask your numbers?