Hamza Ijaz

Academic

Career

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Hamza Ijaz (18I-0522) 
 
Who knew that when I came to FAST for just graduating in four years, I'd be putting this down as 
"High Achievers Notes" today? After spending my first day at FAST-NUCES, I returned to my hostel, 
called my mother, and told her that I am not going to make it here. That was because my class was 
full of intelligent or exceptional kids, it was like an MIT or a Harvard classroom for me at that time, 
something I wasn't prepared for at the time. I was merely listening to a podcast amongst my fellow 
students and lecturers. Because I was unable to respond to the lecturer's question due to lack of 
knowledge. The secondary issue was the language barrier; my classmates were so used to speaking 
English that they might have believed speaking Urdu is not admissible at FAST. Whether you accept 
it or not, this object makes you feel inadequate. That feeling of inadequacy drove me to think about 
dropping out of university. However, as is customary, your parents' assistance is invaluable. I 
ultimately made it through here. I didn't make many friends in the beginning. But, fortunately, I was 
able to form a decent group of friends until the middle of my first semester; the common thread 
that held us together was that we were all unsure of what to do here. I didn't mind the burden 
FAST was putting on me because I joined knowing that the next four years of my life would be 
dedicated solely to FAST-NUCES. I had a good GPA in the first semester, but my CGPA dropped in 
the second semester. And in our class, CGPA was directly proportionate to respect and popularity. 
As a result, a declining CGPA signifies a declining level of respect among friends. Our sections were 
rearranged after the second semester, and I was assigned to a new section, which marked the 
beginning of my academic excellence. In the third semester, I obtained a gold medal and a 4.0 
SGPA, as well as a significant increase in my CGPA and esteem. The third to eighth semesters gave 
me the best years of my life. My entire friend group was transformed, or should I say 
revolutionized, for the better. I concentrated on developing my personality, communication skills, 
emotional intelligence, and academic intelligence during this time. I began to be more outgoing, 
attending university events and interacting with individuals from my junior, current, and senior 
batches. In that time, I can say that I have made memories that will last until my last breath. To 
conclude my summary, I would like to remind anyone reading this that I witnessed both success 
and failure here. I witnessed how people change when they need you; those pals who didn't help 
you when you needed them will come for you when you're in your golden period, you should 
always help them, never hold grudges. Whatever you are; you owe it to Allah and your parents' 
prayers. People do smug for achieving high grades, but I didn’t. I'll never forget the feeling of 
inferiority I had when I first arrived at FAST due to my classmates' arrogance and unwillingness to 
help; for others not to have the same experience, stay humble and attempt to help everyone.