hey guys!

so i’ve heard that students who apply ed 1 has the highest chance of getting in cus it shows commitment. but since it’s the first round , won’t they look for students with the best applications. my overall marks in my final year is 80% which is way below their standards. so if i apply ed 1 , do i have a higher chance of getting rejected than ed 2? my ecs are way better compared to my grades and there’s context behind it.

i’m planning to attempt sat in oct, right before ed 1 so that results come out before ed 1. shud i go for ed 1 or ed 2

Hello guys. I'm an incoming freshman at Nyuad this fall sem and since july my school emailed ece my results. However neither ece nor nyu confirmed anything. 2 weeks ago i got a reminder from nyu that that they haven’t received my proof of graduation and i had my school remail ece. What do i do? I'm supposed to join university next week and my final grades aren’t exactly as my predicted. pls pls pls help me out.

Hi! I’m an NYU student from NYC and a rising junior. I’m visiting Abu Dhabi with my parents this week and would really love to show them the NYU Abu Dhabi campus.

I heard that visitors may need to get guest access from someone who is currently studying at NYUAD. Most of my friends who studied abroad there have already finished their semester and left, so I don’t currently know anyone on campus.

Would anyone currently at NYUAD be willing to help us get visitor access for 3 people (me + my parents)? I’d really appreciate it! Thank you :)

Guys i need your help i am preparing for colleges and i need someone to plz review my essays and give me honest feedback cause i can't afford a counselor someone who got into a good college .

Msg me personally plz.

i'm willing to help any applicants, please note my answers are based on my personal opinions and experiences

if it helps, i'm from latin america considering a major in social sciences with financial aid

so i want to apply for the fall of 2027. i got an 8 in ielts and i am currently doing A levels. I got AAA in my AS level. so my question is...should i give the SAT exam or there is no need?

I'm originally from Tunisia , North Africa in my senior year of french baccalaureate BAC

In our region there are people that don't even know Harvard . And i was not even an ivy league obsessor but when i discovered NYUAD it touched a big wound in my heart. Here all people care abt medicines and engineering and ngl at first i was brainwashed it took me a lot of mental effort to understand that i love system making and psychology more than science i became obsessed with steve job lectures and when i knew hes the founder of apple (i guess i didnt know too...) i chose to go fr bussiness but i chose too the hardest curriculum of mathematics in my country with the hardest prof regionally (challenge...i guess)

my stats are considered now from the 16% of my class ranked top 3 in english (b2/c2 level ) frm 32 students .sophomore i was first in math,physiscs and english .i did published a research on creative systimatical thinking through lense of my experience and lost businness plans Ith no sats or any tests or awards.

Fr my passion project i did too many trials but the two ones that clicked are a mentoring prgrm to help pple to do bussiness (i love managing good notes and researches) and the other one is an app that help pple to exclusively learn math as highschoolers and some published writings (5) that are based on friction aiming fr implicit philosophical and psychological messages and some leadership roles in theatre and ones in business in my exclusive nonprofit mentoring prgrm

my theme is abt the ability to understand humains and see life through all lenses (sthg that i learned is important in lost bussiness no matter if its as a client or a team mate) through writing in philosophy or psychologie and the imporatance of critical thinking inherted frm stem subject as math to encourage ur brain to think and produce more creative and good bussiness ideas that help pple get their needs done making them even more consious and able to tell their needs PS ILL applie early decision.

As someone who has good ties with NYUAD id want you to compare me to the people who got there and REALLY. will i get in?

so shes 17 rn shes the most hard working woman ive ever seen and shes just very much invested into academics and all that..she wanna opt for double major (psychology and ai) and she really isnt getting this option anywhere else let alone in india and that makes me worry a little..will it be worth it? also does ai and psy actually go hand in hand because umm im a little doubtful for ai..i mean i just discovered its even an option for ur major..and what can be the challenges she might face? and the possible requirements?

Hi!
Is there any real opportunity of being accepted to NYUAD if I want it to be my second degree?
I have bachelor's and master's degrees and graduated a year ago. Also, I have a job and want a degree in the field I work in (art and culture).

I understand that there are lots of other things to worry about, but I want to know if it's worth beginning in the first place.

I would really appreciate it if someone could answer this question!

welp guys it was a lovely time here :). this uni has been one of my dream ones but after getting my asl result (3 high bs) i feel this is out of my range now. Good luck to those who are applying snd congrats to everyone

has anyone actually gotten in nyuad without exceptional grades?

yoo wsg everyone, I applied for fall 25 cycle, was lowkey OBSESSED with this uni. Like my world was crumbling when I got deferred then rejected while I was managing the commonnapp for other unis plus uae asw. Who knows maybe nyuad didn't think I was witty and creative enough for their liberal arts style education and I was fit for something more stem based.

Luckily, I has a ton of back-up unis and didn't miss a single deadline. I'm now at Khalifa University ! Having the best time of my life doing the engineering stuff I used to dream about.

It's the honest truth that not everyone will get into nyuad despite amazing stats, there are factors wayy beyond our control for a small university cohort. And surely, Allah is the best of planners.

Nothing I did has gone to waste tho, I did extracurriculars in highschool not for nyuad or KU but to genuinely explore and build myself and I can say I did that successfully. Those extracurriculars have led me to work in competitions and clubs. I only see more growth for myself in the coming future.

Remember to NOT tie ur goals to a uni, have goals such as

" I want to work on competitive robotics"

"I want to work with research in a lab"

etc and find a uni that suits that. not the other way around.

I wish everyone here the best of luck ! Remember that your passion and perseverance will get you further than a university name. Success isn't limited to one university

hey guys

i’ve been pretty active on this sub for a while now.

i graduated 12th with 77.8%

wrote an improvement exam and got 79.8 which is one mark away from 80 so il give it for reevaluation and make it to an 80.

i’ve been doing shit tons of extracurriculars and everything cus nyuad is my dream uni

i took a gap year to build my portfolio and everything

i was preparing for SATs when the improvement results came out and i’m just really nervous now

i worked really hard for maths and scored just 79 , that’s A2 positional grade

as in , in comparison to all the other scores of ppl who wrote maths , it’s pretty good , it’s on the higher side as the paper was hard

but nyuad is not gna look at that

no matter of extracurriculars wud ever make them choose me with 80% over someone with 95

and no matter how many essay topics i have , i just can’t seem to write a good one

i talk with a college consultant the other day and they bluntly told me that my grades just aren’t enough for nyuad or aus or khalifa or any other colleges that i had in mind.

i took a gap year so i can’t not get into a good uni

and to make matters worse , i neee financial aid

the most my parents can pay is 5-10 lakh for tution and accommodation.

i wanna do a cs major with music minor

do yall have any college recs?

i scored 94.2 in 10th and i was pretty strong in academics

i just got diagnosed with severe depression at the start of 12th so my grades went downhill.

i can’t believe i spent all my life performing well academically just for a year of depression to mess it up.

everyone says that nyuad has a holistic review and that grades aren’t all that matters but would they really accept me with these stats?

id appreciate any advice or help at all

Hii, so I am planning on applying to NYU AD as an international applicant, these are my stats, if someone could tell me what my chances are at getting a full ride doing a triple major MechE+Maths+Physics or a double with either maths or physics and MechE

AL Grades: A* Maths, 3As Physics Chem CS, B Further Maths(might give accounting with a predicted A*)

IGCSE Grades: 6A*s, 2As

SAT: 1520(might improve it to a 1550)

Class Rank: 1/1

Activities:

1-Won a Bronze Medal at a National Aerospace Olympiad

2-IYMC Gold Award( Top Country Placement)

3-ITYM National Gold Medal

4-3rd in National Debates Competition

5- Hosted my schools first ever MUN and second ever MUN(DoS->President), housing 2k delegates in total, and raising ~36k USD in terms of funding and started an MUN trend in my city

6-Hosted Citys first ever Science Olympiad(President), housing 1k delegates and raising ~15k USD

7-Hosted Schools first ever Science Fair where multiple projects were presented by schoopl students and University students, with judges from local Universities

8-VP and President(2 years) for the school STEM Club where we won multiple national competitions , multiple projects to learn circuit design, workings of adruino ,basic programming and model rocket and drone designs

9-VP and President(2 Years) Sports Club, where we won regional sports olympiads, 3 inter school matches , was Captain of the teams asw

10-Interned at a well known University in my country for Mechatronics and Biomedical engineering, where I worked on designing my own PCB designs and shadowed the making of a model UAV, worked with ECG signals and writing programs to remove interference and applying DL models for an Ai to learn the data

11-Going to get a research paper published in a chinese journal (Stem X Law- cant disclose details rn) - co author

12-Captain of School House , winning all house competitions, Deputy Head Boy of school, leading a student body of 50 which looked over 1000+ students

13-Teacher Assistant for IGCSE+AL for Maths Physics and CS for 4 years, where I made mock papers, taught classes and marked many tests

14-Co FOunded two Student NGOs for Community service where we conducted 25 projects, ranging from food drives, orphanage donations, toy donations, playful activities etc.

15- Made a model that used Linear Regression and a dataset from a car selling company/website to predict car price models

16- Made a line following and object avoiding car for easy movement of items from one place to another

17- Conducted a Literature review and analysis on The Challenger Disaster , proposing new reforms and changes unique to the ones previous and released by MIT

18-Created an image detection + Image correction model using YOLO models

and some other relevant projects and hopefully 2 more publiushed research papers. It would mean a ton if someone could give me my odds for getting a full ride and tips on what I could improve and do to better my chances. Thank You!!

I hope this post doesn't come across as tone-deaf; it truly isn't my intention, but I'd like to ask: is studying at NYU Abu Dhabi or just Abu Dhabi in general worth it?

Considering the situation in the Middle East today and in the unforeseen future, I'm a bit worried if I should still apply for it as my top choice. I'm an international student in the Philippines, and I was inspired to apply because one of my high school alumnae just graduated this year (I'm not close enough to them to ask this, really), but I also don't want to get stuck in the Middle East or end up in real danger.

I also wanted to apply because I believe I'm a good candidate for their full-ride scholarships, and it would truly be a huge opportunity for me and my family to study abroad.

I hope I can get a good answer. Thank you, everyone!

I’m on a full scholarship. Does anyone know if I can use my personal expenses grant to buy a laptop for myself?

Hey everyone, I’m seeing the next round of applicants start asking about their profiles and what they could do and it reminded me of myself from just a year ago.

I used to be an active member of this subreddit.

I was OBSESSED with everything NYUAD. Asking a billion questions in god knows how many subreddits and comment sections here. Sitting in every meeting information session I could. And i think it gave me this false sense of certainty that I’d get in or something, which is why it hit so hard when I didn’t get accepted.

I didn’t have a backup plan at the time (which in retrospect sounds extremely stupid) and it left me scrambling last second to get into a different uni.

What I’m trying to say is, please make the BEST effort you can in your application because unfortunately, the majority of us will not get in, but at least you know that you’d tried your best and life has plans for you at another uni. Certainly show interest and interact with this community, but please keep a healthy distance and don’t be too harsh on yourself if you don’t get in.

I don’t know if this post will help anyone or if it’s pointless, but regardless. I wish ALL of you applying the very best :)

Hi everyone! I’m planning to apply to NYU Abu Dhabi ED2, and I’d really appreciate honest feedback on my profile.  I mainly want to know what I can improve, strengthen, add, clarify, or prioritize before submitting my application.

Academics

• Class rank: 1/131
• Grade 9: A+ in all subjects except English (A)
• Grade 10: A+ in all subjects except Physics (A)
• Grade 11: A+ in all subjects except English and Islamic Studies (A)
• My school follows the UAE Ministry of Education (MOE) curriculum
• I’m in my school’s Advanced Track, and I chose the second subject pathway, taking Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics.
• My school is a public/government school and does not offer AP or IB courses
• I am planning to apply test-optional
• I have not taken IELTS yet, but I will take it before applying.

Background

• Egyptian, currently living in Abu Dhabi, UAE
• First-generation college student
• Intended major: Bioengineering
• I will be applying for substantial financial aid and will try to obtain a full-ride package, if possible.

Extracurriculars

1. Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) — accepted with a full scholarship/full ride to my first-choice session (IST).
2. (Apple Certification / App Development) — completed the Apple certification program; achieved the highest exam score in my class and won Best Project for building a trial app. The project was selected by college professors/doctors. (full scholarship)
3. ADNOC Engineering Department Internship — selected for an engineering work-placement program in ADNOC Refining. Only 10 students nationwide were selected for the engineering department internship.
4. 300+ volunteering hours — through the Volunteering UAE app, my school, and the Egyptian Red Crescent.
5. Harvard Global Health Leadership Conference — participated and presented at two conferences.
6. Leadership — founder/leader of my school's Media Club and co-founder of the Innovation & Programming Club.
7. TAQA Distribution — completed 12 hours of training at TAQA Distribution.
8. Physiotherapy Clinic Internship — internship/experience at a physiotherapy clinic for two summers.
9. AFS Global STEM program — selected for a full scholarship and will receive a certificate through UPenn.
10. Student Council — vice leader for one year and leader the following year.
11. Research-based startup — currently working with a research-based startup that I joined through YEL.

Honors / Awards

1. iOS Design Challenge — selected from 1,300+ applicants, with around 300 winners; national-level.
2. Oxford University Press Story Writing Competition — 1st Place, International  Level.
3. Abu Dhabi Engineering College Hackathon — 1st Place. Also, our team ranked among the Top 10 nationally in the CEO STEM Programming with AI Competition at Abu Dhabi University.
4. National Top 10 Student Project — selected among the top 10 student projects nationally and our project was presented to the UAE Minister of Education.

I have several other awards/achievements that I haven't decided whether to include as my fifth honor.
For the team-based projects and competitions I mentioned, I took the lead in all of them and was responsible for leading my teams throughout the projects.

I can’t go into the details of every project here, but most of the projects and competitions I mentioned above are related to engineering, AI in healthcare, and the biomedical field, so they also align closely with my intended major.

Other

I also participated in Columbia University's SEM Enrichment Month and in the 5th Annual Astronomy Camp hosted by the NYUAD Center for Astrophysics and Space Science. I'm not sure whether they are worth including in my application given my other activities, so I'd appreciate opinions on whether it adds meaningful value.
Also, I know my actual Common App activity descriptions will be more detailed and specific than the summaries above this is just to give an overview of my profile.

Again, I’m not asking for a chance-me or an acceptance prediction. I’d genuinely like to know:

What can I improve, strengthen, remove, clarify, or add before applying ED2?

Any honest advice from current NYUAD students, applicants, or people familiar with the admissions process would be really appreciated. Thank you!

Not a chance me post; I'm looking for advice on what I can improve and how to make my application stronger before ED1 or ED2

Profile
Grade 11 emarati student at an American-curriculum school in the UAE, graduating in 2027

Planning to apply ED1 to NYU Abu Dhabi

Intended major: Biology

Long-term interests include ecology, conservation, marine biology, environmental science, and potentially astrobiology

Interested in eventually pursuing a research-focused career involving biology, fieldwork, conservation, and international scientific work

I have not been heavily involved in school extracurricular activities or competitions, largely because I have not had many opportunities to participate through my school

Planning to become more involved in science-related work during Grade 12, including starting or coordinating a substantial science project

Academics
Grade 11 first-term overall average: 91%

Physics: 96%

Algebra: 97%

English: 94%

Strongest academic areas are science, mathematics, and English

Academic performance has improved significantly compared with previous years

Biology / Science Interests
Strong and growing interest in biology, ecology, conservation, marine biology, and environmental science

Interested in the relationship between organisms and their environments

Particularly interested in eventually exploring areas such as:
Ecology

Wildlife conservation

Marine biology

Oceanography

Environmental biology

Astrobiology

My interests are still developing, but Biology is currently the field I want to pursue at university

Planning to use Grade 12 to develop a more substantial science project or student-led scientific initiative because I have not previously had much opportunity to participate in school-based science activities

Science Communication & Leadership

.Founder / organizer of Orbit, a student-led virtual astronomy, physics, and biology club

.Worked with other students to develop and publish science-related content

.Contributed to research and educational writing for the club

.Worked collaboratively with other students on scientific topics

.Completed a Uranus research/report project as part of the club's published work

.Interested in developing more substantial science leadership and project coordination during Grade 12

Competitions
.Tom Rocks Maths Essay Competition: Participated by writing an essay about time dilation in Interstellar

Did not place or receive an award in the competition

Limited competition participation due in part to a lack of opportunities and support from my school

Community & Other Activities
Tutoring: Tutored siblings and classmates, helping more than 12 students academically

Business Fair: Participated in a school business fair and helped raise approximately 700 AED for charity

American Sign Language: Learning ASL and educating others about its importance and inclusivity

Family responsibilities: Took on significant responsibilities at home alongside school and extracurricular interests

Science writing and educational content creation

Recommendations
Physics teacher: Planned recommendation for Grade 12

Math Department Leader: Taught me in Grade 8 and has known me since then, providing a long-term perspective on my academic development and character

Plans Before ED1

Begin a substantial science project or student-led scientific initiative in Grade 12

Develop stronger Biology-related extracurricular involvement

Continue building my science communication and research interests

Prepare for the ilets

Determine whether submitting the SAT would strengthen my application

Develop a stronger and more focused university application narrative around Biology

My questions:
What would you focus on improving in the months before ED1?

For someone applying to NYU Abu Dhabi for Biology, what is missing from my profile?

How concerning is my relatively limited competition and school-extracurricular participation?

Would starting a substantial Biology/science project in Grade 12 meaningfully strengthen my application?

What type of project would demonstrate genuine interest in Biology rather than simply adding another extracurricular?

How can I make my application stand out despite not having a long list of awards or competitions?

Do my recommendation choices make sense, particularly the Physics teacher and the Math Department Leader who has known me since Grade 8?

Ill receive my grades this week and im not too sure about them as the exams were leaked(cambridge cie)
What is nyu’s policy on it what if my grades fell a lot from the predicted
PS i retook exams will nyu consider the highest grade of those or the newest grade?