Mariam Khalid

Academic

Career

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National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Islamabad Campus I Pakistan                                    256 
Mariam Khalid (i17-0165) 
 
Thinking about my journey at FAST, it would be an understatement that it has been a roller coaster 
ride. However, my story is extremely different from most of the other high achievers. It all started 
when I joined FAST in 2017 because of its reputation for Computer Science. I had mild knowledge of computers but always found it interesting that how the applications work and the logics behind 
them. I’ve always been a high achiever and won certificates for the outstanding results that I got in my Matriculation and Intermediate studies. However that changed when I joined university. In first semester, the whole semester system was very new to me so I had a hard time adapting to it. I 
survived every course except the first programming course, i.e ITC and faced my first ever failure in life when I was given an F in that course. After that, I lost hope and even thought of leaving FAST at a point. However, in third semester I told myself that leaving and giving up is not an option and that I had to stand up again after what felt like a thunderstorm. From that day onwards, began my journey to work day and night just with the intention to graduate with a respectful GPA as well as good technical skills and learning. That was probably the phase in my life when I’ve worked the hardest and I had never been this consistent and organized. The first milestone was when I got an A+ in my second programming course. My GPA began to improve every semester, giving me more and more faith in myself. However, in 5th semester all that hardwork payed off when I was awarded a medal for an SGPA of 3.93.  
FAST has not only enabled me to manage stress and extreme work situations but has also provided me with the soft skills including communication skills, time management, creativity, responsibility and most importantly, adaptability. I now understand in true sense what the Alumni of FAST mean when they say “It’s a long journey but it’s worth it”.

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