Name: Muhammad Ali
Rashid
Department: Chemical
and Biological Engineering
Hi there, my name is
Muhammad Ali Rashid, I was born in Pakistan and for the past two years was
living in Nairobi, Kenya. I completed my IGCSEs in Pakistan from Lahore college
of arts and sciences (LACAS) and did my A levels from Hillcrest International
Schools in Kenya. For A level my subject choices were physics, maths, chemistry
and biology.
From an early age I
was attracted towards the field of engineering. I always questioned everything,
how was this made? What’s in this? Tinkering away with everything I could get
my hands on. This interest grew with time and by reading and watching all about
the cool science stuff. I chose Chemical Engineering as it is one of the most
versatile fields, gives you a chance to work in many big industries. It
satiates my thirst for knowing how something is made. The course is also quite
closely tied to biology which is my favourite subject (Surprisingly not
chemistry). I want to be able to help come up with new viable energy solutions
and chemical engineering gives me the exact chance to do so.
Choosing your
University is a very important decision that plays an integral part in shaping
your future. There were many things that factored into my decision to choose
Sheffield. Firstly, the fact that it is part of the prestigious Russell group
of universities, comes as a top 100 university in the world and is highly
ranked for engineering. It is renowned for its research power which is
something that interested me greatly. The fact that I would be studying in a
Nobel Prize winning department excited me. The thing that got me the most was
the diamond building. An 81 million pounds multidisciplinary engineering
building. It has state of the art labs and facilities. Now that I have come to
Sheffield I can say they were not exaggerating! The labs are like those out of
sci-fi movies and there are so many great facilities.
Another reason to
choose Sheffield was the city and the university's international outlook. The
city is one of the safest in the country and full of friendly people, greenery
and students. The university offers a humungous amount of societies to join and
every week a plethora of give it a go events are held where u can go and try
out new things. The university life is made easier by the fact that there is
excellent support for international students, there are so many international
students and societies that you quickly make friends from back home. Furthermore,
the students’ union is the best in the UK, voted as number one for 6 years in a
row. It’s a modern building which has everything for you in one place.
My Experience so far
has been great, I have already met so many top companies and employers, started
doing actual lab work and become part of something much bigger than myself. I
feel I made the right choice coming to Sheffield and enjoy it so far.
My advice to
prospective students would be to be bold, experiment and be adventurous while
you have the opportunity to be so. Never be shy of asking what’s on your mind
and when searching for universities make sure to talk to current students, read
university blogs or watch videos about the university don’t always follow the
website/ rankings there is always more to a book than what’s on its cover.
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