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I was just on the phone with the financial aid office (ext 5286) of NYU and got the following information from them:
1) We do not need to (or rather we can't) start a financial aid package on our own. I was told that they start the package for you and when you show up in the August, they'll meet with you and give you all the forms to sign.
2) You fulfill your obligation when you complete the FAFSA form and send them a copy of your PARENTS' 2005 tax returns.
3) Now this part is discouraging: they won't allow me to file for financial aid as an INDEPENDANT. According to them: "NYU's School of Medicine believes medical school is a decision the whole family partakes in." Thus, you need to include your parent's income as well as yours ... which leads me to wonder what if the applicant is say 35 and single.
All in all they were quite helpful in answering my questions. If anyone has any idea how the awards at NYU work, please chime in.
1) We do not need to (or rather we can't) start a financial aid package on our own. I was told that they start the package for you and when you show up in the August, they'll meet with you and give you all the forms to sign.
2) You fulfill your obligation when you complete the FAFSA form and send them a copy of your PARENTS' 2005 tax returns.
3) Now this part is discouraging: they won't allow me to file for financial aid as an INDEPENDANT. According to them: "NYU's School of Medicine believes medical school is a decision the whole family partakes in." Thus, you need to include your parent's income as well as yours ... which leads me to wonder what if the applicant is say 35 and single.
All in all they were quite helpful in answering my questions. If anyone has any idea how the awards at NYU work, please chime in.
