Media Communications Personal Statement

Seeing that career in politics or security studies is primarily concerned with the communication of relevant information for decision making the importance of ones ability to comunicate effectively is even greater. The field of communications has always been one of my major interests, Media Communications being my second degree preference and Architecture the third. Having attained an A grade at 95% in Cambridge GCE English as a first language I can communicate clearly and precisely in both written and verbal context. I already speak three languages and it's my lifelong goal to attain working proficiency at at least four modern languages. During school years I have also remained a member of the dialectic and dramatics society. I have participated

During my FIA studies I was given the opportunity to attend the NUST "Exploring Young leaders Natural Talent" Workshop. It was arranged in collaboration with Caltech University graduates to teach an advance course in lego robotics specifically Lego Mindstorms. More than half the time was devoted to enhancing leadership skills and included seminars by a wide range of professionals from prominent university scholars to military psychologists to the Education Minister and Chairman of Higher Education Commission Dr.Atta ur Rahman and finally the then Assistant and Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr.Shahnaz Wazir Ali. Much of what I heard and saw further fueled my interest in politics and international relations. Apart from these projects I also had a range of other interests such as painting, photography, reading, writing and design including everything from fashion design to architecture and interior design. I always knew that as much as I enjoyed making creative works of art, what I enjoyed even more was the process of creative analytical thinking particularly the kind that involved dialogue, discussion and communication. I would also attribute this development to my interest in literature particularly Tolstoy and Faulkner. I began to look at the study politics not only interms

Everything from rigorous systematic teaching methods to well planned out up to date curriculums, kept abreast of the most recent advancements in the field of science and technology and almost every other area of study with access to the kind of resources that instituites in developing countries dream of, make them ideal places for attaining higher education. Also having attained Cambridge GCE Olevels and FIA diploma from ACCA, both essentially British qualifications, I am frankly more familiar with the British system of education than any other hence making it much easier for me to integrate myself there than