What was more important than all of this was to really find out more about the schools and see where I fit culturally. I had so much to tell about myself to the admissions committee my strengths, my passions, how I overcame my weaknesses, my accomplishments, my work ethics, etc.
I didn’t think one test score could decide my destiny or undermine other strong aspects of my personality. It didn’t matter to me, I was willing to take the risk. Once I finalized the program that I needed to apply to, I shortlisted the schools where I envisioned myself to be, even if the average profile of those schools had a higher GRE score than mine. The more genuine you are, the more chances you have to convince the admissions committee why you are suited for the program and why you need a Master’s degree at this particular phase of your life. It’s really important to be passionate about your career goals because that will be reflected in every aspect of your application. I had detailed conversations with people who I trust and was convinced that data analytics is exactly the field that I am passionate about. I don’t exactly give credit to my hard work, I truly believe Allah had a better plan for me, He answered my prayers and it came to me, the harder way. It was a long journey, I can’t really talk about how much I have worked hard during this time because words alone can’t do justice. I was doing 3 jobs in parallel at one point in time with countless sleepless nights. I prepared for GRE for 3 months (my story for GRE preparation is shared separately so I wouldn’t repeat that here). The application process for Master’s started for me in May 2017 and ended in April 2018. I applied as a domestic applicant because I currently reside in US. NCSU - Institute for Advanced Analytics.UCI – The Paul Merage School of Business (Merit-based Scholarship) (Business School Rank #42).UT Austin – McCombs School of Business (Merit-based Scholarship) (Business School Rank #17).Duke – The Fuqua School of Business (Merit-based Scholarship) (Business School Rank #11).LORs: Strong FYP Supervisor, Maths Professor, Manager.
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Professional Experience: 4 internships 1.5 years full-time job in Telecom Sector.Education: BE Electrical Engineering from EME College, NUST CGPA: 3.81, Major GPA: 3.88.
He said, ‘Maryum, you should only apply at the top schools’ and that kept ringing in my ears until my last application Ayaz Khan, for especially handling my US related queries Saman Hussain, another Alumnus and a GradAppLab mentor, currently doing PhD in Biology Sir Umer Huzaifa, teacher at undergrad school and a mentor for NUST Alumni my friends and/or colleagues Jehanzeb, Asma, Keyla, Ana, Anju, Ly Thi, Vera who have been with me through and through and nothing would have been possible without their constant help, support and mood boosters.
All of them have helped me through the process and kept me motivated when I needed it the most my family Faisal Khan who is running ScholarDen single-handedly, a stranger who turned into a great mentor and was always available to answer any questions that I had or help me whenever I asked for it Yusra and Kashif Khan, two seniors from my undergrad school – you don’t find such gems easily who go out of the way to motivate/help you Waqas,, my junior Dr Shoab Ahmed Khan, My FYP supervisor, It all started with him encouraging me when I met him before coming to US. Before that, I would like to thank the people sincerely who I would call as my team because it was really a team effort. I am sharing my profile and story solely for it to serve as a motivation for the future aspirants. I am a student of MQM: Business Analytics at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business. Masters Success Story - Business Analytics (Duke, UT Austin, UC Irvine)