Salam/Hello/Namaste/Sasriakal
Dreams do come true! Welcome to your second home. We are thrilled to welcome you on board on this amazing LUMS Journey.
I'm Ali, a rising Accounting and Finance senior at LUMS, and I will be serving as your PAL for the year 2022-2023. This is my second time serving as a PAL. To mention some of my accomplishments, I served as the President of the LUMS Society of Professional Accountancy (LSPA) in my junior year. Transformation is the word that can be used to describe my LUMS journey up till now. From being a quiet and shy boy who was afraid of speaking up in class to being the President of one of the largest Accounting societies in Asia, LUMS is a place that challenges you and grooms you to develop your fullest potential. In addition, I am a Global UGRAD Scholarship Holder, a highly competitive, fully funded exchange semester in the USA; the acceptance rate for the Spring 2022 semester was 0.8% (130 candidates being selected out of 16,000 who applied). Hence, I have recently completed my spring 2022 semester in the USA. I love to travel and was lucky enough to receive this exchange semester scholarship that allowed me to travel across 8 states and 13 cities in the USA. Talking about academics, I have consistently been on "Dean's Honor List" for two years now, and my past experiences include being a Teacher Assistant at LUMS and an O/A Level instructor. Currently, I am interning at Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan in their Finance department.
I love interacting with people and making friends. I believe I am the most easily approachable person as I love to help people out with whatever academic and non-academic problems they are facing. So, feel free to reach out any time to discuss any issue (oh yes, I can fit one Bollywood dialogue here: "Main hoon na") Since this will be a rollercoaster ride with some ups and downs (I hope not), my humblest advice for all of you would be to keep believing in yourself consistently: You can do everything! Take different challenging learning-intensive courses, be part of societies, make new friends, learn how to lead, learn from failures, and most importantly, enjoy your LUMS life while simultaneously balancing all other chores.
Being an avid fan of the movie '3 Idiots', I suggest you learn the film's most famous dialogue, "All izz(is) well," since this keeps me going all the time. I look forward to having fun and intellectual gup shups with all of you! Once again super proud of you all for making it to Pakistan’s most prestigious university.