Usman Ahamd
Jan 9, 2012
Undergraduate / 'Academics, diversity, location' - Columbia Supplement: Why!! [8]
it is too short,or there is limit of words.plz explain?
it is too short,or there is limit of words.plz explain?
Usman Ahamd
Jan 9, 2012
Usman Ahamd
Jan 9, 2012
Scholarship / 'sociology degree' - personal statement for US Scholarship [NEW]
Personal Statement
I faced problems in attaining education that are probably not typical to students pursuing a linear academic path. Since childhood most of my life has been spent working as a farm hand supporting my family financially. It forced me to quit formal schooling after 10th grade and inserted 5-6 years where I did not get to study at all just so my family could have enough to eat. Not giving up on my dream of educating myself, as soon as I could see the slightest break in our financial crisis I registered for my high school exams. I had 6 months to prepare the 2 year workload for 12 subjects on my own - simultaneously continuing farm labor. I am proud of what I achieved, securing 1st position in the region of Multan among the 42 thousand students competing and 4th position provincially in the Humanities Group. The Chief Minister of the province awarded me a gold medal, cash prize and a commendation certificate.
After high school I worked voluntarily for 3 months with Tareen Education Foundation, teaching students how to prepare for examinations and handling large amounts of workload in short periods of time - nothing is impossible in the face of diligent hard work.
As a next step in my academic development I want to apply to the prestigious US academic institutes for an undergraduate sociology degree. Research in the discipline will help me identify the linkages between education and the rural societal setup of a developing country like Pakistan. I want to be able to engage these linkages and eventually be a force that helps others who share the same predicament as I did.
Personal Statement
I faced problems in attaining education that are probably not typical to students pursuing a linear academic path. Since childhood most of my life has been spent working as a farm hand supporting my family financially. It forced me to quit formal schooling after 10th grade and inserted 5-6 years where I did not get to study at all just so my family could have enough to eat. Not giving up on my dream of educating myself, as soon as I could see the slightest break in our financial crisis I registered for my high school exams. I had 6 months to prepare the 2 year workload for 12 subjects on my own - simultaneously continuing farm labor. I am proud of what I achieved, securing 1st position in the region of Multan among the 42 thousand students competing and 4th position provincially in the Humanities Group. The Chief Minister of the province awarded me a gold medal, cash prize and a commendation certificate.
After high school I worked voluntarily for 3 months with Tareen Education Foundation, teaching students how to prepare for examinations and handling large amounts of workload in short periods of time - nothing is impossible in the face of diligent hard work.
As a next step in my academic development I want to apply to the prestigious US academic institutes for an undergraduate sociology degree. Research in the discipline will help me identify the linkages between education and the rural societal setup of a developing country like Pakistan. I want to be able to engage these linkages and eventually be a force that helps others who share the same predicament as I did.
Usman Ahamd
Jan 21, 2012
Writing Feedback / Natural Disasters in Pakistan, their Effects and Control. [2]
Pakistan is facing natural disasters since its inception.The different kinds of disasters like; floods,earthquakes and droughts.The flood in 1972,was a most destructive and catastrophic that made homeless more than five millions people.Then in 2010,the severity of this natural calamity was more than in the past.One fourth part of Pakistan was effected by this flood and more than ten million people remained homeless.The south part of the country,which is agriculture based and has poor people,faced its worst history.
In 2005,earthquake in northern areas hit the vast population,almost a million people died and five million lost their homes,properties and business.These disasters effects every tier of life as economic,social,financial and agricultural.Pakistan's economy that was already in worst conditions,has become poorer than the past.The growth of Pakistan's economy in 2006-2007 was almost 6% annually,but now it is only on 3%. The flood of 2010 has severally smashed the agriculture sector which is back bone of Pakistan.More than 60% population of the country depends upon agriculture sector.The exports like textile goods,wheat and fruits etc of the country is also directly attached with this sector.So that industrial sector too has been gone one step back instead of ahead.There is less aid from international community because of world's financial crisis,so it makes harder for Pakistan to meet its future developmental targets.Now Pakistan has to cut its developmental budget and has to reconstruct the destructive areas.
therefore,the need of the hour is that government should take steps to control these calamities.It should build dams and embankments to save populated areas and early warning system and shifting of people to a save place.These would be helpful,
Pakistan is facing natural disasters since its inception.The different kinds of disasters like; floods,earthquakes and droughts.The flood in 1972,was a most destructive and catastrophic that made homeless more than five millions people.Then in 2010,the severity of this natural calamity was more than in the past.One fourth part of Pakistan was effected by this flood and more than ten million people remained homeless.The south part of the country,which is agriculture based and has poor people,faced its worst history.
In 2005,earthquake in northern areas hit the vast population,almost a million people died and five million lost their homes,properties and business.These disasters effects every tier of life as economic,social,financial and agricultural.Pakistan's economy that was already in worst conditions,has become poorer than the past.The growth of Pakistan's economy in 2006-2007 was almost 6% annually,but now it is only on 3%. The flood of 2010 has severally smashed the agriculture sector which is back bone of Pakistan.More than 60% population of the country depends upon agriculture sector.The exports like textile goods,wheat and fruits etc of the country is also directly attached with this sector.So that industrial sector too has been gone one step back instead of ahead.There is less aid from international community because of world's financial crisis,so it makes harder for Pakistan to meet its future developmental targets.Now Pakistan has to cut its developmental budget and has to reconstruct the destructive areas.
therefore,the need of the hour is that government should take steps to control these calamities.It should build dams and embankments to save populated areas and early warning system and shifting of people to a save place.These would be helpful,