[WRITTEN BEFORE TAKING A GAP YEAR] I was born in a small town in India. At the age of five, I moved to the beaches of San Diego, California and then grew up in the Bay Area. After living in USA for seven years, my family and I shifted back to our roots- India. Moving from California to India at the age of twelve was the biggest change of my life. With a small, red suitcase and an uneven Hindi,...

NYU is global, urban, inspired, smart, connected, and bold. What can NYU offer you, and what can you offer NYU? (200-400 words) From its rich initiatives to its lively campuses, NYU has an incredible number of factors which amaze me! One of the most salient features I find NYU has is the university’s rich research into global issues. In particular, I am deeply impressed by the NYU Global Institute of Public Health. The university’s ability to tackle such...