Applying To NYU Abu Dhabi: Should You Send Additional Materials?

With this in mind, surely you should also send us all the internship references you have, all your language classes certificates, photos of your volunteering trip, your resume on video, four references from your mentors – shouldn’t you? After all, these things are clearly an important part of you. How can the application reader get to really know YOU without all of these additional materials?

The truth is that experts in the field designed the Common Application very carefully. As a result, it will enable you to share 99% of what is relevant and needed to make your college application come to life.

If you’re still itching to send additional materials, ask yourself:

• Is this piece of information already mentioned elsewhere in the Common Application?
• Is there another field in the Common App I could use to talk about this? Looking at you, Additional Information section of the application!
• Will this mountain of extra information really make a difference in the end?

If the answers to these questions are yes, yes, and no – do not send any additional materials. To clarify – we do not need them.

Importantly, it shows that you:

• Can follow instructions and guidelines.
• Are able to share the right information, where it belongs, and in a concise way.
• Respect the (very busy) reader. You make it easy for them to find the relevant information they actually need, without drowning them in documents.
• Respect the reader – again! You understand their time with your application is limited and should be used wisely.

In short, do invest your time and effort in crafting a great Common Application, within the parameters given to you. Do not worry about what has not been requested from you. Through the Common Application, you will provide enough detail and depth to convey what a fantastic addition you would be to the NYU Abu Dhabi student body!