Kainaat Amjad

Academic

Career

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Kainaat Amjad (i16-0737) 
 
I was told since my childhood that perfection is not attainable, but if you pursue perfection you can 
catch excellence. I was told to learn to grow and learn to fall because life is full of unpredictable 
beauty and strange surprises. It can give you the utmost pleasure and be your worst nightmare 
where you don’t want to take your next breathe. All these years at FAST were a roller coaster ride. 
When people used to ask me how are you surviving in this university where your every step needs 
to be vigilant and you can’t relax a single day because of the workload and people you need to deal 
with I used to smile because that’s what I’ve seen my mentors have been doing and told them you 
have no idea what this prestigious university has given me. It gave me the confidence to stand on 
the stage and address a hundred people without looking at the paper. My teachers have 
encouraged me to think deeply about my life and who I am, expand my perspective, visualize my 
goals and desires and be an auto pilot who can understand the right track. I was always a reactive 
person and couldn’t even take minute problems lightly. Here at FAST I learnt the proactive 
approach, to listen, understand the situation and accept the risk to take new challenges. From 
being an aggressive maniac now I’m a calm and peaceful human being.    
One of the most valuable things that I got in the university is a bunch of good friends. Although a 
few but the ones I can rely on for life. I’ve always heard that people at university would just be your 
friend because they want to take advantage. That’s true to some extent because people used to get 
nice just because I could make the best notes in my class. So they are lessons for life.  
I’m thankful to all my teachers who have constantly supported me throughout my journey at the 
campus. They have not only made me a high achiever, a person whose name is inscribed in the 
Dean’s List of Honor but also a person who has grown mentally and emotionally. They have given 
me the courage to walk a road full of thorns. I will always remember the experiences and utilize the 
lessons learnt. I pray that this university excels further and bring up more brilliant individuals.