IVY OPTIONS

By focusing on his interest in the environment and the sport of rowing, Zaidan received a coveted Early Decision acceptance to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. The British American, who grew up in Dubai and now lives in London, shares how he got to this point.  IO : Congratulations on your ED acceptance to Dartmouth College! What was it like getting the news, and how are you feeling?  Zaidan : Quite surreal and happy! My dread on decision day was awful, but I tried to stay

Keeping up a family tradition, Leen followed her two sisters to McGill University. The Jordanian-Palestinian, born and raised in Dubai, has just completed her first semester. As a finance major, she’s found her classes both challenging and interesting—her favorite: International Relations. She says she loves the traditional college lifestyle in the vibrant city of Montreal. We recently caught up with her. IO : Congratulations on completing your first semester at McGill Univer

As a graduate student in filmmaking at the University of the Arts London, Sophie’s latest fascination is the city's surfaces–its walls, pavements, and hidden cracks–and the histories they reveal. While working on a documentary about graffiti culture, the Austrian-Kazakhstanti, who grew up in Dubai, became fascinated with applying portable scanning– typically used for flat documents–on textured surfaces. She says her experimental techniques and results have sparked a new creat

Since her acceptance to Tufts University, Emma has been excited to study in Boston. But with the US government's shifting policy on...

Maha was in an enviable position as the final university selection deadline approached on May 1. The Dubai College student had been...

Lyndon lived most of his life abroad in Asia and the Middle East, and attended the American School of Dubai for three years. But when it...

Working toward a Master's in International Relations and International Law at the University of Edinburgh, Noor Al Kharusi is currently...

From a young age, Mishka loved art. But this evolved in 10th grade when she  began working on a project to design a residential space for...

A dual citizen of the US and Greece, and raised in Dubai, Vicky studied biology at the University of Bath. However, she wanted to step...

Born in Tehran, Iran, and raised in the diverse city of Dubai, Hirad set his sights on the University of Toronto four years ago. He...

In the historic city of Reims, France, Natalia is finishing up her second year in the Columbia University-Sciences Po Dual BA Degree...

Fascinated by space exploration from a young age, Colombia-born Felipe set his sights early on working in this field. After graduating...

Born and raised in Oman, Faisal recently started his first year at Columbia University as an engineering major. He initially hadn’t...

Ethnically Turkish, but raised in Moscow and Dubai, Defne has a way with English. Two years ago, her creativity and strong time...

Yasmin is graduating from Georgetown University this May after an exciting journey of self-discovery. Find out how the British student,...

For Celeste, graduate school had always seemed like the ultimate goal that she would ‘one day’ pursue. But after a life-altering London...

Attending a French high school in Dubai and ethically Tunisian, Rayane wasn't planning on applying to universities in the US until his...

Starting at Northeastern University in the fall of 2022, Cecilia was convinced that she wanted to study neuroscience. However, by...

Reema is bound for Columbia University this fall! The Omani student recently received Early Decision acceptance to the New York school....