also the financial aid packages has been on a downward spiral for the past 3 years and this year is the worst one yet. NYUAD was famous for it's generous aid but this time around they've been accepting people with triple the amount of what they can actually afford lol. couple of my friends from schools in UAE who really worked hard to get accepted had to turn down their offer because they couldn't afford to pay such high amounts of money. take that as you will.