Indian Teen offered acceptance letters from seven prominent US based universities
Sources from Dubai stated that Dubai based Indian teen has been offered acceptance letters from seven prominent US based universities, including Ivy League schools such as Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, and other high ranking universities, such as University of California in Berkeley, John Hopkins, Emory, George Town and George Washington University, have also offered Simone Noorali, 17, a spot.
She 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. She told “I honestly think there is no secret to being accepted into these many universities. The whole process is about discovering you. Everyone has something unique to offer".
Besides keeping her grades on top, Simone is also an accomplished pianist, 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 UN program. Simone’s father, Sameer Noorali, said his daughter is a “prime example” of how students can get into prestigious universities without parents having to buy their way in.