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AUS Welcomes 350 Freshmen

SHARJAH — About 350 high school students turned out for orientation at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) this week. Dr. Thomas Hochstettler, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, during a welcome session held for the students and their parents at the university during the weekend, said their courses beginning in Spring Semester would be challenging but they had the grades to meet the requirements.

“Almost all of you come from the top 20 per cent of your high school classes,” he said. “Your average high school grades as a group is 92 per cent. Your TOEFL scores are also very good, with about 70 per cent of you scoring over 550 on the exam.”

The coming orientation week will include academic and non-academic activities, placement tests, leisure activities and course registration. It will also include general presentations on the university’s academic rules and regulations, campus tours, special student receptions, movies and trips to Sharjah and Dubai.

Students were urged to make the most of the university’s multicultural campus environment — with almost 80 different nationalities. “The friendships you make here will last you a lifetime,” he said.

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