Dearest Class of 2027,
Congratulations and a heartfelt welcome to the LUMS family! I hope this milestone in your life serves as a reminder to your dedication and incredible persistence, especially given the trying circumstances of the past few years. We all stand in awe of your accomplishments and eagerly anticipate the joy of having you on campus!
My name is Amna Mahmood, I am a rising senior (time flies!) at SDSB, pursuing a major in Management Science. Apart from academics, I've found my rhythm in the beats of DanceLUMS, the transformative stage of Toastmasters, and the spirit of AIESEC. This year marks my second time serving as a PAL, guiding and supporting new first-year students like yourselves as you embark on your own incredible LUMS adventure.
Here's a secret: your upcoming years at LUMS are like a canvas awaiting your creative touch. Embrace the spectrum of opportunity, relish the mosaic of diversity, and flex your intellectual agility as you immerse yourself in the journey. LUMS will change you and my advice would be, you should let it. If you do so - you will discover yourself enjoying interests you had never heard of before and befriending incredible people from places you never knew existed. Apply for every opportunity that excites you, seek out conversations with students and professors (I promise they are not as scary as you think they are), join societies, form societies, scour library shelves, enroll in classes with bizarre names, drop classes that do not spark your interest and, most of all, step out of your comfort zone. This is not to tell you what your LUMS experience will be like; but to give you an idea that it can be everything that you choose to make out of it.
In the embrace of LUMS, you've found more than just a university – you've found a haven of growth, learning, and heartwarming connections. As you step into this chapter of your life, know that you're not just joining an institution, but a family that's waiting to embrace you with open arms.
Welcome to LUMS. Welcome home.