Hello Friends! Congratulations, you are now a part of our LUMS family. Pat yourself on the back! I am Areesha Imam Baksh, a junior majoring in Accounting and Finance at Suleman Dawood School of Business. Due to my love for data related courses I am also pursuing a CS minor and I am the Director at Lums Community Service Society. Welcome aboard; fasten your seatbelts; this experience will be full of different emotions, memories and learning experience. The change from high school to university is an overwhelming one, where you have so many questions trying to transition through the process. However, I can vouch that it will be an exciting one, which will make your spirits soar. Embrace every opportunity you get, learn from it and we, your PALss, will take care of the rest. You are never truly alone. As your peer ambassadors, we will ensure that things fall perfectly into place and that you learn from our experiences/mistakes.
When we reach university, we are already on the different tracks of our lives and that is the best thing about LUMS. You will find numerous routes to unlock your potential, no matter where you start. So I urge you to make the best out of this freedom of choice and diversity, aspiring to be someone you will be proud of. When I look back at the two years I have spent at this place I now call my home, I think there were so many times when I had to take those walks in the cricket ground when I felt everything is falling apart. One thing that I learnt during that time was that we should stop running after things. Making goals is important, but obsessing over them is not healthy. LUMS is a place where you will learn to balance your academics with extra-curricular activities. You will find yourself in a society event when you have a quiz in 2 hours! That’s how life is, juggling through multiple things. Keep yourself balanced with both and enjoy the learning process and when life gets you down do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do? Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming