<p>Hello everyone. I am a high school student in the U.S and I am very interested in attending NYU Abu Dhabi when I graduate in 2012. I have a 4.0 and I’m involved in different school organizations but I still haven’t taken the ACT or SAT.
I would just like to know from the students who were just accepted into NYU Abu Dhabi what GPA/ACT/SAT/Organizations they were involved with in high school so I can get an idea whether or not I have a chance to get be accepted and what I need to do to increase my chances. I’m about to start 11th grade by the way. Thank you so much for your help!! I really appreciate it!!</p>
<p>I would like to know what kind of scholarships are offered at NYU Abu Dhabi and the chances of receiving one. NYU Abu Dhabi has also been saying that they are offering generous financial aid, but just how generous is it? Some people said that they’ve received a “full ride”-was this from scholarships, financial aid, both…?</p>
<p>As far as graduate programs at NYU Abu Dhabi, does anyone know when they will be offering them at the Abu Dhabi campus? Will it be in 2014 once the new campus opens? Is there an approximate date? Thanks for all the help!! I appreciate it!!</p>
<p>it seems that 3 types of bankruptcy are converging with the NYU Abu Dhabi Experience:
moral, intellectual, and financial.</p>
<p>the first is debateable, the second two are clearly not</p>
<p>Is there anyone who was just accepted into the first class at NYUAD that can answer a few questions for me, as I am a high school student and I’m very interested in attending NYUAD:</p>
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<li><p>What were your ACT/SAT/extra curricular activities in high school?</p></li>
<li><p>What type of scholarships are available, and how generous is the financial aid? Those who received a “full ride”, did it consist of purely scholarships, financial aid or both?</p></li>
<li><p>Does anyone know when graduate programs will be offered at the NYUAD campus itself, not at an affiliate in NY? Will it be in 2014 when the new campus opens?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there anything you believe an 11th grade high school student can work on from now until college registration to help increase my chances of getting accepted?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks you so much for all of the help!!! I really appreciate it!!!</p>
<p>@falcons12: I’ll be attending NYUAD in the fall. So…here it goes.</p>
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<li><p>35 superscore (ACT), 2230 (SAT), 3.92 UW GPA, 4.66 W GPA
Activities: MUN, Academic Team, IB, CAS, NHS, SNHS, Violin (11 years, All-County, school, local college and taught/was concert master for the Chinese School), APAC, volunteer work at the Hospital and Animal Control Center and was a mentor in a Youth Group. Took 4 HL IB classes (math/eng/bio/euro), 3 SL IB classes (physics/art/span), 2 AP’s (chem/US history). Won a school leadership award, award at NAIMUN and made it to Bio Olympiad semifinals. </p></li>
<li><p>They have merit and need based aid. It is exceedingly generous (those making $160K can still get everything paid for). As for those who received full rides, the NB and Merit parts were not distinguished. Just remember. turn in the forms!</p></li>
<li><p>I think they are planning on having them, though I’m not sure when.</p></li>
<li><p>My advice is the usual spiel. Stay active in the community (volunteer work and whatnot). Also try to obtain leadership positions in any clubs or activities you are involved in (better yet you could always start one). Study for your SATs/ACTs and keep your grades up. Take a wide variety of advanced classes in areas that interest you. Entering competitions and doing well as also a plus. If you do end up applying to NYUAD, be sure to show enthusiasm during the interview (genuine interest is always a good thing!)</p></li>
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<p>I hope this helps! Just PM me if you have anymore questions.</p>
<p>@Kiwikid: I hope to see you there next year!!! :D</p>
<p>@freethefork: Thank you so much! That really did help me out. From what you said, I feel I have a pretty good chance of being accepted. The only thing I’m worried about are the IB and AP classes. My school only offers two AP classes, which I can’t even take until senior year, so I’m stuck taking honors level classes, which is the highest thing offered at my school. I know I am capabile of taking IB and AP classes though. I’m afraid that this will possibly decrease my chances, but I’m not sure…</p>
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<p>Please ignore this ■■■■■. His previous posts have shown he does nothing but try and incite petty arguments.</p>
<p>well, once again, here is a personal attack. My concerns are consistently that a formerly reputable university (NYU) has chosen to bring its brand to a country that criminalizes homosexuality and has unequal rights for women, and does not allow citizens of other countries to enter. I think that people who participate in the program will at some point be asked to be accountable for their decision to participate in the program.</p>
<p>Also, other posts have shown that other universities that embarked on similar but less ambitious ventures, have failed.</p>
<p>So, rather than pump up all candidates by telling them how “special” they are, maybe NYU would serve students better by honesty.</p>
<p>And if Meadowland is an example of NYUAD’s “best and brightest” it goes to show that what is most desired are blind followers who when faced with questions will simply attack the person bringing issues to light.</p>
<p>@falcons12: I’m not entirely sure but it shouldn’t hurt you if those are your only options. On the Common App. your counselor will rate the difficulty of your schedule. If you’re are taking the most advanced classes the school offers than they should rate it well despite the lack of APs. Best check with the your school though! </p>
<p>While it shouldn’t hurt you, the lack and limit of APs until senior year, you could always consider taking some classes at a local college to supplement the HS courses. Haha though once again, I recommend that you discuss this with your high school first XD</p>
<p>@rainbowboywonder Your previous posts show you do nothing but slander NYU AD and NYU as a whole in a frivolous, childish manner.</p>
<p>Also if you think my post is a personal attack, then don’t contradict yourself by replying with another one with false information; I don’t go to NYU AD.</p>
<p>@falcons12 I agree with what freethefork said. If honors is the highest thing offered at your school, then I would not sweat about it, the colleges will know :).</p>
<p>I was nominated by my school. How much will this help me with the admissions process?</p>
<p>Oh, and did anyone who got accepted decide to defer a year? Do they allow you to?</p>
<p>For all those interested, the application (NYU supplement) is now up on the NYU main website. Though you can go to the NYUAD website which will redirect you to the NYU website.</p>
<p>I am very interested and planning to apply next year. Just wanna ask a question: If I want to go fot the candidate weekend, am I supposed to apply or let the counselor to nominate? If I am attending in 2012 fall, when will the school send the invitation? Thx for answering:)</p>
<p>Congrats! Yr incredible records inspired me a lot…
I am applying next year. May I know if you get invited to the candidate weekend before application? Does it guarantee an accpetance into the university?</p>
<p>I am also in 11th grade and interested in NYU AD. Cheers:) Hope we can be schoolmate in 2012</p>
<p>@Clordia: You should just go ahead and apply yourself; not all counselors/schools nominate. </p>
<p>Applying to NYUAD does not guarantee an invitation to Candidate Week. Furthermore, an invitation to Candidate Week does not guarantee acceptance into NYUAD. At the CW, you are further evaluated by an interview as well as an essay. However, I think an invitation to a CW almost guarantees acceptance to regular NYU.</p>
<p>Hopefully this helped haha. Good luck and hope to see you there! :)</p>
<p>I haven’t visited this thread in a long time, but for anyone hoping to apply, I thought i might contribute some thoughts (i’m in the first class btw). Firstly, don’t obsess too much about your standardized test scores and the like; NYU has a tendency to form their evaluations more so around the personalities of the students. Strong essays will be your best friend at this school, and the trend that i’ve noticed is that most of the people are incredibly social and outgoing. Also, financial aid is ridiculously good, let there be no doubt about it. Finally, i know some critics may make Abu Dhabi out to be a fascist and oppressive state, but it really is a very relaxed and pleasant city.</p>
<p>Thanx @withrustling…</p>
<p>You are like a breath of fresh air given the pile up of inputs here being mostly apprehensions, expectations & speculations. Please give us some more first hand info on the ‘real thing’ since u r there. Some of us would love to know more on:</p>
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<li>what % of the kids are UAE kids? Do they lower the bar set?</li>
<li>a little note on the faculty actually teaching there - NYU top cats? or mostly locally recruited faculty?</li>
<li>how are the facilities for the sciences & engineering?</li>
<li>what % of classes are video conf. from NYU?</li>
<li>anything else u feel is related & relvant</li>
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<p>thanx in advance.</p>