Zarah Irani

MGS Junior

Hello everyone!!

I would like to welcome all of you into a place which now feels like home. I hope we will be able to meet in LUMS surrounded by red buildings rather than online. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of you for being able to make it into one of the most prestigious universities in Pakistan. You all should be extremely proud of yourselves!! 
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As for me, I am Zarah, and I will be your go to person for not only academic advice but for anything that concerns you. Come to me whenever you need a person to rant, discuss things with even if they do not limit themselves to academics or just need advice regarding where to order food from. I assure you I will be there as a friend listening to you and advising you to the best of my abilities.

I am sure most of you would be currently feeling anxious and excited about stepping into a foreign place. I remember I felt these same emotions as I left my home in Karachi. LUMS has a way of creeping its way into your heart whether it is by the people that you meet, the societies that you join, the time you spend alone gazing at the sky in the cricket ground or having a cup of chai with your friends at the Khokha. 

Take this opportunity to grow as a person and to pursue things that you would have initially been afraid of. Go join societies that interest you, take the courses which intrigue you even though they are not part of your major, talk to random people, go on trips with your friends. Do everything that your heart desires. As cliché as it is “The sky is your limit!” But do not forget to step back and evaluate yourself as you make sure that you balance your academics while enjoying yourself. 
Wishing you the best of luck right now and for the next four years!!