u/ArtResponsible8858

Hey guys, I really need your help because I only have a 2 day deadline to make this move and my anxiety is through the roof.

I'm an international student committed at a US university, but my visa interview is coming up and rejection rates in my region are brutal. I just got off the waitlist for an American university campus in the UAE, and I have 4 days to accept their offer.
My plan is to accept the UAE spot right now as a safety net just in case my US visa gets denied. This means I'll technically be "double enrolled" for about 20 days until I get my visa decision. If my visa gets approved, I'll drop the UAE school immediately. If it gets denied, I'll drop the US school and go to the UAE.

Just to be clear, no actual money is involved here. Neither school requires a cash deposit to hold the spot, so it's just about accepting the offers online.

My main question is, is this traceable? Do US main campuses and American branch campuses in the UAE share the same enrollment databases or talk to each other at all?
Is is at all risky ????

Hey guys, I really need your help because I only have a 2 day deadline to make this move and my anxiety is through the roof.
I'm already committed to a US university, but my visa interview is coming up and rejection rates in my region are brutal. I just got off the waitlist for an American university campus in the UAE, and I have 4 days to accept their offer.

My plan is to accept the UAE spot right now as a safety net just in case my US visa gets denied. This means I'll technically be "double enrolled" for about 20 days until I get my visa decision. If my visa gets approved, I'll drop the UAE school immediately. If it gets denied, I'll drop the US school and go to the UAE.
Just to be clear, no actual money is involved here. Neither school requires a cash deposit to hold the spot, so it's just about accepting the offers online.

My main question is, is this traceable? Do US main campuses and American branch campuses in the UAE share the same enrollment databases or talk to each other at all?

Has anyone done this across different countries before? Am I safe to do this?

Hey guys, I really need your help because I only have a 2 day deadline to make this move and my anxiety is through the roof.
I'm already committed to a US university, but my visa interview is coming up and rejection rates in my region are brutal. I just got off the waitlist for an American university campus in the UAE, and I have 4 days to accept their offer.

My plan is to accept the UAE spot right now as a safety net just in case my US visa gets denied. This means I'll technically be "double enrolled" for about 20 days until I get my visa decision. If my visa gets approved, I'll drop the UAE school immediately. If it gets denied, I'll drop the US school and go to the UAE.
Just to be clear, no actual money is involved here. Neither school requires a cash deposit to hold the spot, so it's just about accepting the offers online.

My main question is, is this traceable? Do US main campuses and American branch campuses in the UAE share the same enrollment databases or talk to each other at all?

Has anyone done this across different countries before? Am I safe to do this?

I am incredibly blessed and lucky to be in a position where I have to choose between NYU Abu Dhabi and Williams College for Computer Science / Tech. Both offered amazing financial aid packages (basically full rides, including the NYUAD stipend and Williams' "three-free" textbook/insurance thing), so money isn't the deciding factor here.

The problem is that these two schools represent entirely different life paths, and my brain is short-circuiting trying to weigh them.