Sunya Omar

Academic

Career

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Sunya Omar (18I-0047) 
 
I remember walking into the university with uncertainty and insecurity on that very first day in 
August 2018, and now that I am about to graduate in a few months, it seems almost a lifetime 
away.  
Some would say that time at FAST flew swiftly for them but for me, I’d say I felt every second of 
every day in my veins. After school and college, university was a welcome change. After all I was no 
longer a high schooler but a freshman living away from family learning to spread my wings for the 
first time. But what I couldn’t have anticipated was the informal fraternities and sororities that 
unfortunately, one had to be pretty ‘special’ to be a part of. And on top of all that the immense 
desire to do well in academics but not being able to because of my downward spiral was just the 
tipping of the iceberg.  
 I later realized that Allah meant for me to experience all that for me to understand how strong and 
lucky I was to have ended up at FAST. My time at FAST has given me countless treasures of 
academic knowledge but one thing which I’ll always remember is that, it molded me into a self-
sufficient and independent individual. It taught me to face my fears and be passionate about what I 
believe in. The ‘Sunya’ from 4 years ago who thought a thousand times before voicing her opinion 
has withered away and in her place is an inquisitive, eager and confident graduate who is ready to 
go out into the world and make her mark.  
FAST with its exceptional faculty, its real time projects and its ever so helpful alumni have come 
together in these 4 years to impart remarkable skills and knowledge of the business world and I feel 
blessed to have had this experience.  
My experience at FAST will always be memorable because I haven’t just received excellent 
academic knowledge but also the opportunity to grow from various ventures at FAST such as the 
amazing and fun filled Outloud ’19, exciting and inspiring educational industry trips with friends and 
mentors to understand and learn from real time business practices, but most importantly going 
from a shy introvert to serving as the Head Content Writer for Fast Community Service Society and 
organizing events for a positive social change, it has been an incredible and marvelous journey of 
self-discovery and spiritual growth.   
Looking back, I realize that it was God’s plan all along for me to end up here at FAST and get 
acquainted with the extraordinary mentors and the remarkable souls I now call true friends and 
take with me not just a BBA degree but a lifetime of lessons and memories which are irreplaceable 
and skills, knowledge and courage to go to infinity and beyond to reach and actualize my true 
potential.