NYU Abu Dhabi Class of 2019 - Applicant thread (Post your comments & stats)

Will the RD CW be on Feb 19-22nd or in March?

when did you get the invite? Was it a week or two weeks before?

I just got my invite yesterday. i waited so long. It would be great if i could meet some fellow invitees at the airport while on the way to Abu Dhabi. I was so anxious i actually opened a chance me thread just to assured that i’m the park.

my stats:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1732175-chance-me-for-nyu-ad-edii-and-other-colleges.html

Anyways good luck to the successful applicants. oh and remember if you haven’t got an invite yet., you may probably get an invite later for the Feb 19-22. They usually give the invite in 20ish days or so. I only have 14 days to prepare to go for my feb 5-8 candidate weekend. To those that are also going to the same candidate weekend, what countries are you guys from? it would be great if i we could meet up while in transit to Abu Dhabi.

Anyways Best of luck guys.

@f4zez4pp3r hey! I’m from Mexico, so we probably won’t cross paths on the way to Abu Dhabi, but I’m looking forward to meeting you?

@f4zez4pp3r @jkr119‌ Hey mates i got an invite as well! What say we get in touch and prepare ourselves? Afterall candidate weekend is all about socializing. :smiley:

@edsheeran1‌ hey congrats! Have you joined the Facebook group?

Hey I applied RD! Sounds like a great program, but I’m not expecting to get accepted. Still I thought I might as well try!

My stats:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (didn’t submit)
[ *] ACT: 31
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/558
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
World History (5)
Psych (5)
APUSH (5)
Human geo (4)
European History (4)
Lang and Comp (5)
Environmental Science (5)
Physics B (2) :frowning:
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Independent Study Mentorship (writing a research paper on international governing bodies- UN, EU, etc.- and their policies concerning religious persecution with help of my former AP European History Teacher), Varsity Dance Team, AP Lit, Dual Credit Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Computer Science, AP Bio
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:
AP Scholar of Honor/Distinction,
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council for four years (Student Body and District President Senior Year, Parliamentarian as Junior, Committee Chair all years), extensive leadership training throughout high school through Texas Association of Student Councils, NHS (Historian), State Science Olympiad finalist, founding member of our school’s physics club, participant in a Global Leadership Summer for two years in a row, member of an award winning Varsity Competitive Dance Team (Head Social Officer), graduated from a selective youth leadership program put on by my city’s chamber of commerce,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked at summer camp for children and in front desk area of resort for two years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteer, recruiter, and donor at blood drives all four years of high school, worked at a Christmas dinner for destitute families for several years, planted/watered trees in local parks for several years, served at an inner city shelter over spring break freshman year
[ *] Summer Activities: Spent the summer before and after my freshman year volunteering with homeless communities in Seattle for several weeks, the summer before Junior year I did some summer leadership training with the Texas Association of Student Councils(TASC) and I went to New Orleans and helped host a summer camp type thing for kids in an apartment complex in the ninth ward, before my Senior year I participated in the same leadership training, was on the State Steering Committee for TASC, and went to Bluebonnet Texas Girls State (mock legislative session for girls).
[ *] Essays: Thought my Common App was very good, it was about my first time volunteering and seeing poverty in the world when I worked in an orphanage in Matamoros, Mexico when I was 10 years old and how that impacted me.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I have very strong relationships with my teachers, I believe they all would have said good things.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Don’t have a personal relationship, but I’d imagine it was good.
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other

[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: ~ $150,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection

[ list]
[ *] Strengths: I’ve been told I’m a strong writer, above average ECs/volunteerism/leadership experience I guess.
[ *] Weaknesses: Test scores aren’t very good, and I’m not valedictorian or anything. ECs perhaps a bit scattered.

What about RD CW invites for 19-22nd Feb? Theyre usually out 20 days in advance but I see no signs here. Any ideas?

@jazzdancer2102‌ there’s another thread on here somewhere where many people have received invitations for that weekend. I haven’t yet, but there’s still one more CW to come. Fingers crossed.

I haven’t either! @whitman33 is your first choice NYUAD? My essay was for NYU NY and Gallatin based so I was wondering if I should even expect an invite. What will they judge my application on apart from stats? =))

@jazzdancer2102 It was my first choice. However I feel my stats and accomplishments aren’t really enough to get me an invitation! I’d guess that if your scores, service, leadership, etc. are up to par they would invite you regardless of whether it was your first choice or not, but that’s just my opinion. Invites should come out within the next week!

what were your stats? @whitman33

Anybody got invites to the last weekend yet?

Accepted to NYUAD ED II
Just FYI guys :wink:

Objective:
[ *] SAT I: /
[ *] ACT: /
[ *] SAT II: /
[ *] GPA: NA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
IB:
Double A language HL both 7
Math SL 6
Chem HL 6
Bio SL 7
Business and Management SL 7

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars:

  • Dragon Boat Team Captain
  • Trampoline Team Captain in previous school
  • Cooking for a healthy lifestyle leader

[ *] Job/Work Experience:

  • Went to Korea for an internship
  • Sales in a diamond company

[ *] Volunteer/Community service:

  • Conference + day camp facilitator
  • Anti human trafficking event organiser (it is pretty big in Asia - 24 hour race for high school students in HK, KL, SG)

[ *] Essays:

  • my experience with the anti human trafficking organisation (purely student led)
  • supplement based on my passion in culture and knowledge

[ *] Teacher Recommendation:

  • excellent as a student - critical thinking and open minded
    [ *] Counselor Rec:
  • caring and optimistic person
    [ *] Additional Rec: /
    [ *] Interview: ED II CW - admission interview was great

Other
[ *] School Type: United World College
[ *] Gender: Female

@citygurl101‌ Congratulations!! Accepted ED2 as well. Looking forward to seeing you in August!