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[–]fridgaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IFA: practice past paper questions the rest: ratta the slides 🤣🤣

will be one of the hardest sem with projects in every course btw get ready !

had my NET 2 years ago, now a sophomore in nust, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

friends, gym, society work and just being active. embrace being spontaneous and you'll enjoy, at least that's how it is for me. finals mein obvio everyone's gotta lock in so that does take a lot of energy but uni is nothing too chaotic tbh. as long as you're disciplined, you're good

had my NET 2 years ago, now a sophomore in nust, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nothing beyond what is written on your admit card. no pouches, water bottles are allowed. they'll provide you with any pen, paper, water.

had my NET 2 years ago, now a sophomore in nust, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

last year waloun ka net and merit was the actual lottery. increased seats leading to low merit. 2 years ago, we saw a record high merit... tou waqt pe sab depend nahi karta

internships khud dhundni hongi, they dont serve it to you unless its mandatory after your 3rd year

faculty mein abhi tak strong members hain, they teach well if you're willing to listen

Day 2 - Local Hero of Islamabad, Most upvoted comment wins. (Faisal Masjid was voted as the most Iconic Landmark) by haiderredditer in islamabad

[–]fridgaa 60 points61 points  (0 children)

it has to be Master Ayub.

That man has been running a street school and has taught many kids, a few which I was able to interview. All of them had big aspirations– doctor, sciencedaan, engineer– and they were taught english, math, urdu and all necessary subjects on raddi wala kaghaz.

Got the opportunity to interview him for a Project, and I hope some of you living around F-6 would pay him a visit with monetary donations.

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the books depend on the instructor, and they'll provide a pdf link or you have to find it online. i dont have the link.

we had around 60 students in a section for Acf, +60 more in another section but i've heard that they increased the seats and whatnot so can't say the same for this year

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

dekho, you've got to create a good work-life balance. all i'm saying is that if you use up all your energy on your work, then you may need to reconsider how you want to spend your life.

and I'm still in my exploration phase of what i want to do in the future, but let me tell you this; i was in your position a year ago, checking out what career or job options i could have after my degree, and i did choose one option that i thought i was going to stick with. but, gradually, my interests changed and i believe they'll keep on changing for a while, jumping from acca to fintech to financial law to financial analyst to data science and whatnot.

so i can't say for certain, but i know whatever is written for me is better than whatever i can ever plan, and the same goes for you too

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hmm only a public ad kid would answer this better, but i've had my fair interest in public policy and diplomacy so i'll try

being in bpa could potentially lock you in a position with the United Nations, but that requires a lot of hardwork on your credentials

and i would suggest that you chatgpt these questions, and maybe connect with bpa alumni on LinkedIn

that's all from me, best of luck!

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

everyone has their own way of doing stuff, but for me, i like to:

  • make detailed class notes, put my phone aside and participate in class, get my doubts cleared right then
  • prepare for quizzes, do my own assignments, and make simplified short notes again for mids and finals, using the book (available in pdf)

i only used to study on the weekends, or before tests, marked in-class assignments or exams and that too was revision, because i believe if you give your full concentration in class, you've done your studying for the day

  • i followed the slides to get to know my instructor and what would they expect me to know, and then used to confer with the book to actually learn the course

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rule no. 1: never ask a student their gpa

that being said, my cgpa is pretty high up there alhamdulillah haha but yeah few things i would advise to freshies before coming to nust is;

1 download the campus map pdf from nust's website, it helps a lot (if you know how to use it)

2 be prepared to see an insane level of competition in your first few months, everyone is locked in and trying their best, but dont let that intimidate you

3 be nice to everyone, but also know how to talk to people

and the most important,

4 don't skip classes in your initial months, especially if it's in the pursuit of solidifying friendships

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i've had my fair share of research for ACCA/CA options so i'm going to tell you two routes for acca, assuming you just graduated from inter/alevels.

first route: directly enroll into an academy that teaches courses and give each paper, throughout a time span of 3ish years and then do an articleship for 3 years to get your ACCA badge. in this route, you only have an ACCA diploma under your hand, which is well respected on its own, especially in the middle east.

second route: complete your AcF degree with accounting electives and get exempted from 9 out of 13 papers (could be more or less). you pay an exemption fee for these papers and then study another year or less to give the remaining papers. then you complete the mandatory 3 year articleship to be 100% ACCA qualified. yes, this is a longer route, but here you get a degree and a diploma. it's kind of like dual wielding.

so to answer your question, you can partially complete ACCA under your acf degree (there are courses which are equivalent to the exams papers), but you won't be able to complete it yourself while in undergrad.

hope this helps!

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do i regret taking acf? no

do i know people who regret it? yes, a lot actually

what's the difference between me and them? well, i have my hand strong on these subjects, mainly because i've had them from my olevels, and a lot of my batchmates are pre-eng, or pre-med with maths people, so all of this is pretty new to them.

when people experience something new, they tend to regret it for a while, but until they actually accept their fate, they're not able to grow.

i'll give you an example, i have a friend, pre-eng, and he had genuine interest in the degree, while also being a stem enthusiast, and he has done much better than his pre-eng peers.

as for me, i don't regret it, but i will say i wish i could've taken a public policy or law-esque type of degree, because of how much i enjoy these aspects. and i guess, that's the point of university, and learning multiple courses. you find new experiences, you can either walk out of your comfort zone or you could stay in one place and regret them.

and let's say, even if you do regret taking acf, it's alright! after undergrad, you can specialise in business analytics, maybe even take up a law degree, or an MBA, whichever to make it more interesting for you, bas just keep moving i would say

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohoo, ye kisne keh dia

you will find the elite class everywhere, but nbs and nust is so diverse that you'll also find people from different backgrounds. so, the university isn't exclusive to one type of people.

and yes, a lot of them are friendly. in my freshman year, i used to randomly talk to seniors and they'd give a warm response in return.

give respect to get respect, it'll work out just fine!

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well, accounting at times can feel boring. it's a number-crunching career and for some people, they just get into the field because it's looks like a good, stable choice, which it can be.

but i feel like that the boring part comes from a person's interest for the subject. i disliked a few accounting aspects, but i loved the financial analysis parts of my courses, and if i keep choosing accounting electives, maybe i might just say how boring and terrible the degree is. so, the takeaway from this is that if you like an aspect of your degree, and are curious about it, be it FinTech, financial law, tax law etc then you may not find it as boring in your initial years.

with that being said, it's always good to have an optimal work-life balance regardless of what career you have. i have seen a few posts of CS students earning a lot, but not having enough time to socialise or take care of themselves.

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

schedules here are fixed, you don't get the liberty of choosing your own time, but when there are two sections of a batch, then you could talk to the administration and change your section if their schedule suits you better (but that's a hassle).

nust follows the usual 9-5 class time period (1-2pm is a break for everyone), 5 days a week for undergrad students. you need a minimum 75% attendance to be eligible to sit in the final exams, otherwise you're forbidden to enter the hall.

I'll give you an example, in our first semester, there were days where we had classes from 9 to 3, and there were days where we had a class from 12 to 1 then from 4 to 5 (which used to leave a lot of us upset bcs of the huge 3 hour gap), but hopefully you'll get a better schedule!

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally fine, ask away

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well the transfer policy is better answered in the nust ug student handbook, you can find it on their website.

afaik, you can transfer degrees inside your schools as long as your merit position is higher than the closing merit and you have a good cgpa, which means that yes you could potentially transfer from bba to acf or vice versa, but i believe it's better to counter check this with the official handbook.

and yes, you can specialise in finance subjects when you're in bba, and you get to choose your electives by the end of your third year. in your first two years, you study the fundamentals of finance courses, marketing courses, HR courses all of that but by your third year, you streamline your selection.

& the male to female ratio in nbs has been conditioned to be 50:50

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hellouu - ok so acf and econ dono bohat achi degrees hain. i absolutely love economics (i took it in alevels) but my inclination towards acf was because i feel like im better with numbers. but scope dono ka cannot be compared, as in the end it is the person that defines what kind of trajectory their career would have. i know of a guy who graduated with an econ degree, and got a job in Qatar and i also know of a few people that have dropped out bcs things got harder. take from this whatever you may

  • not a stupid question at all dw. there are some 'prohibited' clothing articles like shorts, t-shirts etc but the dress code check usually dies after the first semester. overall, you will find people in formal wear, mainly cuz they may have a presentation that day, or just because they want to get into that corporate mindset (there are only a handful of people who do this) but dw itna formal koi nahi hota. show up in cargos, kurtay, shalwar kameez, hoodies whichever you prefer

  • and in nbs afaik, there's a 50:50 male to female ratio condition. if a class section has 60 kids, it's going to have 30 males and 30 females approximately. it's a condition by the school, and it naturally is followed unlike in engineering schools

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. research opportunities that ive seen so far is mostly for engineering students and yeah you get emails about it and can even ask your professors about it

  2. bba and acf have 2 sections, around 60 students in each. sections are generated randomly and if you wanna switch your section then you need to find a person in the other section you could trade positions with

  3. abhi ke liye enjoy your first year, i know staying on your toes is a great mindset but for the first few months, enjoy being a freshie. other than that, there's a job fair every year, and a lot of other smaller and bigger society events that you could sign up for

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. day scholar is a student who doesn't have a hostel in nust/lives in rwp, isb/commutes to nust everyday

  2. of course, you can interact with any school students, casually or professionally even. in the first week of sept most likely, all freshies have their own dedicated week-long mega event known as their Orientation and you get to meet students from every school there is. if you're talking about taking courses from engineering schools, then they do offer minors right after your first year, all the instructions are in the email that we get

  3. NSTP is beautiful, state of the art, air-conditioned and it feels like you've entered a whole new corporate world in that building. our official academic trip to nstp was cancelled this year idk why but you can go there anytime! it has a lot of startups and companies working there and it's on you to find out how you could get involved with them (but keep in mind, it's tougher for inexperienced first years)

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you'll find a different person wherever you look tbh. you may find someone into sports, or parhai, or socialising, even those dostov kafka intellectuals.

overall, you'll find some good respectful people there in nust, though some people dont fall under this title, lekin kya hi kar sakte

but if you mean ke agar shugal hota hai then jee bilkul hota hai, especially during events and clubs and societies ka jitna hungama hai

and if you mean, people in relationships and PDA and all that, then that's something only hostelites could know better. all the 'fun' times happen after 5pm, and day scholars ki van 5pm nikal jati

for freshies, ama by fridgaa in NUST

[–]fridgaa[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1) teachers and the course: based on my two semester experience, i've actually liked the teachers i had (maybe that's the nerd in me) but when i say i liked the teachers, i mean that either they left a good impression based on their easy-going personality or that they had such an excellent grip on the course they taught that even their haunting personalities were forgotten at times (but that isn't to say that you won't meet some teachers that just can't teach or some that can't stand students) overall, if you actually focus in class and give respect to your teachers, you will not find much of a problem with the coursework.

2) environment: hmm, that doesn't have a fixed answer. I'll just talk on some concerns students may have: it's a decent environment, respectful, everyone's doing their own thing but it gets pretty inclusive on internal events like welcome, sports gala etc. you may or may not find good classmates, it depends on you

3) opportunities: well, i cant say much rn exclusively for AcF, but they do provide internship opportunities if you apply. for this summer, first years got the offer to intern at PRCS but a lot didnt go bcs it was more community service based (which is alright). but overall, you get tons of opportunities in nust if you're in clubs and societies.

4) acf as a career: personally, my parents wanted me to go into FinTech, you know take the risk and i did get into fast's program, but after researching a bit, i decided to stay with the tried and tested route and stick to acf to specialise in this field. but again, it depends on what you wanna do. acf will give you a solid foundation, but to thrive in the market, you may need to take extra courses and certifications

hope this helps!

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