<p>Does anyone else’s Albert Admissions page show degree type as BA? I haven’t really mentioned what I’d like to major in so I’m surprised they wrote that. Thanks!</p>
<p>I have written the candidate writing assignment since I haven’t been nominated :D</p>
<p>So guys, I just saw the nomination essay. If I am not nominated by anyone but I want to write the essay, can I? Where do I submit it?</p>
<p>@ chucks, I think the essay was due yesterday. On the email it says, “Your Candidate Writing Assignment, described on the portal, is due by Sunday, January 20.”</p>
<p>@Chuksy hey Chuksy, it’s not whether you can choose to write the essay. It’s required i believe. And since it’s required, you can always submit in the candidate weekend portal. Better late than never huh!</p>
<p>@endofjuly are you gonna contact omeir travel to go to abu dhabi or are you having someone drop you off? I’m gonna call them later cos my parents work and they want us a the hotel by 6pm :)</p>
<p>I’m just gonna jump in: @hsawok Contact them? I thought they were supposed to call us… NYUAD will let us know the details somewhere around this week. Wasn’t that what was written down in the e-mail?</p>
<p>@ hsawok, I haven’t contacted them because my parents will be able to drop me and pick me up. But if you need a driver/taxi by all means contact them sooner than later.</p>
<p>Which issue have you guys (who’ve written the assignment) chosen for the essay?</p>
<p>Jas don’t worry, that’s only for people living in the UAE :)</p>
<p>Endofjuly I was nominated but I still did the essay, I wrote about the dependence on state welfare, you? x</p>
<p>I wrote about the lack of options for underprivileged children after high school in the sub-continent.</p>
<p>Did you write about state welfare in the UK?</p>
<p>sounds good :D</p>
<p>are you on facebook? x</p>
<p>yep I focused mainly on that and child benefit too x</p>
<p>No, I’m not. I never got around to joining it.</p>
<p>So guys, what’s this “candidate weekend portal”? Is it some kind of site where the essay can be submitted? Although I wasn’t nominated, I would like to submit the essay…</p>
<p>@Chuksy: Yup, that’s the place where you submit you essay, but you can submit only one… Although, it says somewhere you can send them the other one via e-mail. I don’t know the exact address, but be sure to check that out!</p>
<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I don’t think that if you were not nominated, you should do the research proposal (commonly known as the nomination essay here on CC); instead, you should concentrate on the writing assignment that is specific for the Candidate Weekend.</p>
<p>Although, contact somebody more reliable than people on CC, and don’t take my word.</p>
<p>Good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Hey, I wrote the written assignment in the middle of my finals, that’s super crazy! There’s only 8 days before the CW! Did anyone receive any further information from NYUAD about the flights, visas or the arrangements?</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Not yet, I thought I may have been a minority for not receiving any more info. They’re sorting the travel arrangements a bit down to the wire…especially for those coming from the far flung western corridors.</p>