Country: Intl. applicant from Pakistan
Intended Major: Political Science, IR
SAT/ACT: Test optional
Duolingo: 145/160
Grades:
- Secondary School Certificate (SSC) – National Examinations: 1081/1100 (98.27%)
- Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) – National Examination: 969/1100 (88.09%)
- 5.0 GPA (10th Grade)
- 4.7 GPA (11-12th Grade)
School rank/profile: Valedictorian. Ranked 1st in school and college at SSC and HSSC levels.
ECs:
- Elected President of the Student Council at college as head of all prefects and class discipline incharges. I’ve been the highest scoring student of my college and have received appreciation from many teachers and our vice-principal and principal.
- Turkish & Azerbaijani: Intermediate Level Proficiency (Can easily converse with natives on day-to-day topics, excellent command on listening and writing) + I was awarded a Certificate for completing the Turkish Language course by the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad.
Italian: Basic Level Proficiency (currently learning the language and have grasp and understanding of grammar and sentence composition along with a vocabulary of more than 2500 words)
Hindi: Native (Speaking/Listening only)
Punjabi: Native (Speaking/Listening only), Writing (Persian script only)
- Visited (by prior applications) the Parliament (and was awarded with shields and souvenirs by the National Assembly Speaker & Chairman of the Senate), the Supreme Court, the Foreign Ministry, the National Archives, the President House, the National Council of Arts (taking part in numerous events), and the PM Office. I’ve met ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, China, Morocco & the Foreign Secretary. As a hobby and due to my profound interest, I gathered a collection of Autographed Photos of State officials like the President, PM, NA Speaker, Senate Chairman, Ambassadors, etc. by writing to them by mail.
- Completed many e-courses (verifiable certificates available) by the UN:CC Climate Change to further develop and enhance my understanding of the issue of Climate Change and the environmental risks to our planet. I attended a workshop by the WWF- Pakistan highlighting the endangering risks to snow leopards in Pakistan’s north and the WWF’s plan in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change to protect them.
- Set-up a small online business on eBay and made USD $8,000 selling collectibles (Stamps, Banknotes, Vintage Newspapers and Documents)
Honors/Awards:
- Was awarded a fully funded scholarship by my college from 10th to 12th grade.
- Awarded fully funded scholarships by CUST and COMSATS university.