An Indian teen from Dubai has every reason to be glad and overjoyed as she had been offered acceptance letters from seven prominent United States universities, including Ivy League schools such as Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, the media reported on Sunday.
Other high-ranking universities, such as University of California in Berkeley, Emory, John Hopkins, George Washington University, and George Town have also offered the teen, a spot, reports The Khaleej Times.
The 17-year-old Simone Noorali has been a student at the Uptown School in Mirdif for all of her grade school years and has managed to keep straight A’s.
“I honestly think there is no secret to being accepted into these many universities. The whole process is about discovering yourself. Everyone has something unique to offer,” she told Khaleej Times.
“While applying to universities, it forced me to look back at my life and try to figure out the reason behind everything I did. I had explained all of that eloquently to universities in my college application essays,” said Simone, who is also the head girl at her school.
Besides adroit in academic work, Simone is also an accomplished piano player, has written a book on human trafficking in India called “The Girl in the Pink Room” that is being used for educational purposes, is part of the school’s Model United Nations programme.
Simone’s father, Sameer Noorali, said his daughter is a “prime example” of how students can get into esteemed universities without parents having to buy their way in.
When asked which university she would choose, Simone said her decision would be based on which varsity offers the best programme in international relations and economics.
