Rawan Amjad

Academic

Career

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Rawan Amjad (i17-0025) 

Looking back at my FAST’s journey bring all kinds of flashbacks from crying alone to laughing loud 
with my friends. It has been a journey full of ups and downs like a rollercoaster but there isn’t a 
single incidence that I am not grateful for. Each experience has helped me become what I am today 
and if I had the chance I wouldn’t have changed anything. At the beginning like many other 
individuals, it was not easy for me to settle in the new environment. After maintaining a good 
academic record throughout my life I had high expectations of excelling from the very start. In 
the first semester there was immense pressure and I could only manage to score a reasonable sgpa but 
this experience gave me great confidence to face my fears and enhanced my problem solving skills. 
Over the time, I learned to work well under pressure and put in my best efforts to learn new stuff. 
This resulted into a consistent increase of each semester’s gpa over the last semester and then 
finally scoring a silver medal in the final year. FAST provided me the opportunity to explore my 
interest by offering all sorts of courses ranging from data science to software development. The 
courses are structured according to the latest market trends and technologies. I am grateful for all 
the amazing fellows and mentors I have met here which were always there to guide me and never 
failed to be a source of inspiration. Along with my studies I also participated in co-curricular 
activities throughout my university life. I chose my lifelong passion of designing and served as Head 
Graphic Design for FIRS. I have also been designated as Vice Lead Design for Google DSC Club.
These roles helped me in polishing my leadership and communication skills. I learned to balance all 
aspects of life and not just stick to course work all the time. FAST helped me bring out the sides of 
my personality that I didn’t even know existed, it taught me the most important skill to never give 
up in my life no matter how tough the situation gets. It has boosted my confidence and I am fully 
prepared to step into professional life without feeling intimidated by the new challenges ahead. 
I am thankful for all the memories that I have made here and indeed remembering them would 
always be a source of joy for me.

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