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Chapter 4: The Exploration Continues

It was the year 2018, I was 19 years old and this was the

beginning of a new phase in my life. The admissions to

Universities were taking place and I learned that LSE was

giving a 50% merit scholarship on 3 As. A good university, with

a good name and most importantly being the second closest

to my house, I had applied. No, I didn’t apply for LSE because I

got rejected from LUMS (which is 5 minutes walk from my

house), it was me who rejected LUMS because for me it is just

too much expensive. My aim was to minimize my education

fees which is why LSE was the best option. You might think

that it was a little foolish to only apply for LSE but well

sometimes risks are what we live for. When you have done so

much on your own, a little helping hand doesn’t sound so

bad. Well, my sister in law, Fatima Syed is an Assistant

Registrar at LSE and gave a little helping hand in scheduling a

meeting with Dr. Shahid after I got accepted. Now the plan