u/Brave_Motor3440

it's so awkward.. he's student himself... he's like kind but idk I feel really awkward.. i have one too before him and it's really like as an introvert it's really like embarassing.. and i am the only one he's giving tuition to.. he's not like flirty, he's very serious and sometimes scold me too much , but idk I just want to ask if u guys have a male tutor or tutor of an opposite gender, how do u deal w it. i have tried academies before that

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this is a space for everyone doing igcse, o levels, or a levels through caie in pakistan.

got a question you’re stuck on? need help finding a resource? confused about a syllabus, paper, grading, results, or literally anything cambridge-related? post it here.

you can also share notes, past papers, study tips, useful youtube channels, exam experiences, and advice for other students.

let’s build a community where caie students can actually help each other instead of suffering through the syllabus individually 😭

feel free to introduce yourself + mention your subjects/year if you want!

ilook, the reason this trips everyone up is simple: cie is predictable, while federal board love giving you exam day shock.

in federal board, your textbooks look deceptively manageable. you read a chapter, the definitions seem clear, and the basic chapter end questions feel fine. but when you open the actual board exam, the examiners drop complex 5 mark derivations, twisted numericals, and tricky application questions that were nowhere to be found in your textbook. you studied the book thinking you were ready, only to get hit w a paper designed to act as a surprise stress test.

cie plays "what you see is what you get"

cambridge doesn't try to ambush you. their syllabus literally outlines every single learning objective they are legally allowed to test. if you study the cie syllabus and practice 5 years of past papers, you will recognize the exact style of question on exam day. the curriculum itself is deep and conceptual, but the paper actually matches what you were told to prepare. there are no random, out of left field surprises.

zero safety nets vs. provided tools

federal board: you get zero formula sheets. you have to memorize dozens of long, step by step mathematical derivations (like lens maker's formula or dipole fields) entirely from memory. if you panic and forget one step on page one, the whole 5 mark question is ruined.

cie: they literally print the physics formulas and constants on page 2 of the exam. they aren't testing if you can memorize an equation; they're testing if you understand how to apply it.

unguided questions vs. step by step guidance

cie breaks tough problems down into small, digestible parts. part (a) asks for time, part asks you to plug that time into velocity. federal board papers just throw a massive, unguided 5 mark problem at you with three merged concepts and leave you to figure out the entire solution path on your own.

please if any one know

i gave my phy compartment, and this time my preparation was really good, My mother had hired a private tutor for me.and cut to short, after exam ,I checked , I was scoring 11 marks only on mcqs, we aren't even talking about case study and other sections.

how in the earth it's possible I got 6 marks? 😭😭😭😭😭 who checked my copy? what's this? so much less than the original marks

help please💔💔💔

does anyone know?

where to get huskies at low price in sargodha? i want to get 2 huskies

hello guys,

for context, she initially told everyone that i’d be in my final year this year, and now she has already informed everyone about my plans. whenever someone calls her, she somehow ends up talking about me, even though none of our relatives constantly update her about what their own kids are doing. she’s just very interested in telling everyone about me and my life.

she also constantly demotivates me by saying things like, “you can’t do it,” or “that’s only for intelligent students.” sometimes, she even intentionally talks badly about me to her friends on the phone, loudly enough for me to hear everything she’s saying, knowing that it will make me feel bad.

she did the same thing during my A-level exams, and now she’s putting me down so much that i’m starting to genuinely believe that i can’t do it and that i won’t be able to study properly during a gap year.

i’ve always wanted to self-study, but she never listened to me. instead, she enrolled me in an academy simply because her friends’ kids were studying there. she also pushed me into subjects that i was particularly weak at, and naturally, i wasn’t able to score as well as i used to.

she constantly makes me doubt whether i’m even capable of doing what i’m trying to achieve.

but i’ve finally decided that i can’t keep letting her make major decisions about my life without considering my opinion. i’m the one who has to live with the consequences, so i feel like i should have a say in these decisions too.

the problem is that she’s extremely stubborn. whenever i try to explain my decision, she basically refuses to listen and says things like, “i’ll see how you’re going to take a gap year,” along with other threats and pressure.

for anyone who has taken a gap year, how did you convince your parents? especially if they were strongly against it at first? i genuinely need advice on how to convey that she can't just enroll me in a uni she wants & i’ll not attend.

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guys i am an internal and ce candidate , although my father passed away 2 yrs ago,I was eligible, in btech, i have got ce rank of 5 , general rank of 268, i got offered chemical engineering although my first preference was computer engineering. (which is best branch ) but today I saw that students who got ce rank of 8,9,10 and general rank below 360 are offered CE .how it's possible? is there internal politics going on?

please someone tell??? i have no idea

does anyone know What's the last rank that got selected for B.Tech CSE this time?.

for CE & general

what do u guys think will be neet cutoff this year for amu?

didn't get into iqra last year, so i took a gap year. only i know how much i prayed, cried, studied 24/7, and even forgot to eat sometimes. i gave it everything i had, but still only got into my 2nd choice. i also got into lums, both last year and this year in the course i want. now i'm stuck... what should i choose?

course or brand?🫪😰😰

i used to be a bright student, idk what happened during a levels. i just couldn't balance my studies & kept postponing everything till the end. i had this mindset of "it's my last year, i need to make memories too."hojayega sab, lums me toh esi hi hojayega 🫤

then, abt a month before my exams, my mom got into an accident. yes, we had helpers, but my focus completely shifted. on top of that, i put way too much pressure on myself to score really high that i end up panicking instead. in the end, i didn't even score what i was actually capable of. i even blanked out during my phy exam & forgot so much that i knew.i basically leave most of my paper.

my result isn't out yet, but i already know i messed up that paper. & tbh i think i'll end up w below average grades overall.

i've decided to take a gap year. i've accepted that i'll be behind my classmates, & i've made peace w that. i'm ready to give it my 100%. i'm planning to self study, but i genuinely don't know where to start.

is anyone here a dropper, or even a regular student who's good at managing their studies? i'd really appreciate any advice.please😭😭

how to balance everything wo burning out? how to build a schedule that u can actually stick to? i don't want to end up depressed during my gap year. it's only been a few days, & i still can't get myself into a routine. i pick up my phone every few mins, & i just can't stay focused.i feel leftout seeing my friends story having vacations & fun 😭

honestly i don't hv any options other than taking a drop year too, i m nt going to get any where admission w those numbers.

any tips would honestly mean a lot.

now this is what u can do from your side

while admissions will always have some human subjectivity, u can still remove every unforced error on your end. a 100/100 execution means building an app so clear, balanced, & bulletproof that the admissions committee has no easy reason to say no.

this is about maximizing your admission chances at lums, for both regular applicants and gap year students.

1. establish your standardized test baseline

timeline: summer to fall

do not treat the sat like an afterthought. it is the single most objective equalizer in your file.

the target: aim for 1420+ for business (sdsb) and science/eng (sbasse). aim for 1350+ for humanities (mgshss) and law (sahsol).

the timing: take your first sat in aug or oct. that gives u enough time to retake in dec if your score needs a boost, without clashing with school mocks or the final march deadline.

fsc/a level bridge: if u come from a local board, drop rote learning right away. spend 45 mins a day on khan academy to get used to the conceptual, adaptive nature of the digital sat.

2. build a spike in your extracurriculars

timeline: ongoing

lums admissions officers read thousands of apps with the same generic stuff, a couple of school muns, a random internship where they just made coffee, and a bunch of online courses. that is flat profile building.

the strategy: instead, build a spike profile, one or two deep, intentional commitments that line up with your major.

example: if u are applying for economics, do not just join a debate club. write a monthly substack newsletter analyzing local inflation or small business issues in your area. if u are into law, spend your summer volunteering with a legal aid non profit. show sustained execution instead of a passive checklist.

3. write an authentic, anti ai personal statement

timeline: oct to dec

the essay is your only chance to speak directly to the committee. most students write essays that sound like a robot summarized their resume.

the formula: focus on one specific turning point or a deeply felt curiosity. do not write some huge, world changing story. write a small, vivid story about how u solved a real problem or how an academic idea genuinely hooked your mind.

the test: read your essay out loud. if it sounds like something anyone else could have written, delete it and start over. it has to sound unmistakably like u.

4. brief your recommenders

timeline: 2 months before deadline

lums requires 2 teacher evaluations. do not just send the link and hope for the best.

the approach: sit down with your teachers. remind them of specific projects u did well on, a time u helped a classmate, or a hard concept u mastered in their class.

the goal: u want them to write specific anecdotes that show intellectual curiosity and emotional resilience, not a generic good student template.

tactical adjustments, non droppers vs droppers

the strategy changes depending on whether u are still in school or applying from a gap year

for non droppers, regular school or college students

protect your internal grades: lums looks at your school transcripts, o level results, matric, a1 internal transcripts, fsc part 1. do not let your grades slip bc u are too focused on the sat. consistent school grades show u can handle a heavy academic load.

lock the sat early: do not leave the sat for the final march attempt. if u bomb it in march, u have no backup. get it done by dec so u can focus fully on your board or cie exams.

for droppers, gap year students →

the burden of proof: lums does not penalize gap years, but they do care about what u actually did with that time. a gap year spent at home scrolling social media is an automatic red flag.

the growth narrative: u need to show vertical growth. if u are a dropper, your sat score should ideally be higher than it was in your first cycle. use the extra time to get a real long term internship, launch a community project, or clear extra exams, like additional math if u switched from pre med.

the gap year essay section: in the prompt where lums asks about your gap year, use active, proactive verbs. frame it as a year of intentional skill building and resilience, not a passive waiting period.

4 fatal mistakes that guarantee a rejection

even with perfect grades, these 4 mistakes can tank an app instantly

1. applying to the wrong school for the brand name

applying to the humanities school (mgshss) with an essay that keeps talking about accounting and corporate finance. if your essay does not match the school u picked, they will reject u instead of moving your file.

2. fabricating or exaggerating certificates

lums is strict about verifying extracurriculars. if u call yourself the founder of an org that has no digital footprint, or upload a sketchy cert, the verification team will flag it fast.

3. leaving the financial aid audit for the last minute

if u are applying for financial aid, the paperwork is very dense, utility bills, bank statements, asset checks, all of it. missing a financial aid deadline can mess up your entire admission process.

4. treating the lcat like a general knowledge test

if u skip the sat and take the lums common admission test (lcat), take it seriously. it is a speed based, conceptual test. practice with sat style reading comprehension and logical data questions.

exceptions

this is the frustrating part, but it is the whole point of a holistic admission process. when 2 students apply to the same school at lums, and the one with lower grades and sat score gets in over the student with a "perfect" paper profile, it means the committee prioritized invisible factors.

the "lower stats" paradox, how it happens

lums does not use a simple point system where the highest score wins. once u clear the minimum threshold, your numbers are only 1 part of a bigger picture. here are the 3 hidden factors that can flip a decision

1. contextual admissions, the opportunity scale

admissions officers judge achievements relative to the environment u came from.

student a attends an elite private school in a rich urban area, has access to career counselors, private sat coaching, and tons of school clubs. they get a 1450 sat.

student b attends a modest school in a smaller city or a less resourced local board school, has no sat coaching, and comes from a family with no higher ed background. they self study and get a 1320 sat.

lums will often rank student b's 1320 higher than student a's 1450. why? bc student b showed raw potential and resilience by making the most of very limited resources, while student a just met the baseline expectations of a privileged environment.

2. the confidential teacher recommendations

u never see what teachers write in the forms they submit to lums. a student with perfect grades might have a teacher who writes something generic, or even hints that the student is difficult or entitled. meanwhile, a teacher might write a deeply strong letter for a slightly lower performing student, calling them the heart of the classroom or praising their curiosity. those letters matter a lot in tie breakers. do not just choose the teacher from the subject u scored highest in. choose the one who actually knows your character.

3. the wrong subject mix, a level specific

if u are applying to economics or business but dropped math after o levels, or took softer subjects in a levels, your profile can look academically weak. lums checks whether u actually challenged yourself with rigorous coursework.

4. unbalanced sat subscores

a student might have a 1380 sat, which looks great on paper. but if that score includes a 760 in english and a 620 in math, and they are applying to a quantitative field like management science or economics, they might still get rejected. for business and economics, the math subscore matters a lot.

5. changing subjects

admissions officers at lums care a lot about academic intent. when a student spends 3 years in high school doing bio, chem, and physics, then suddenly applies for a bachelor's in accounting and finance or political science, the app gets looked at very closely.

even if her essay was beautifully written and grammatically clean, the committee might still feel it did not really answer the main question, why this major. if the essay feels even a little like she is choosing the major just to get the lums brand name, instead of out of a deep, long standing interest in that field, they will pass her over for someone whose whole academic background lines up better with business or social sciences.

the big takeaway: this rejection does not mean she lacked ecs or wrote a bad essay. it means she got caught in a brutal numbers game where the seats ran out before the qualified apps did.

also

if u are coming from a school or local board college that does not offer fancy clubs, sports teams, or muns, u are not at a disadvantage. lums reads files contextually. they know which schools have big activity budgets and which ones do not. they do not punish u for what your school never offered.

however, a blank app still looks passive. if your school had nothing, or u simply did not take part, u need to pivot to independent, outside the box impact.

if your school has zero extracurriculars, how to build an independent profile

lums defines extracurriculars as anything u do outside sleeping, eating, and attending class. u do not need a school stamp to build a strong profile.

the local impact route: u do not need a school club to help your community. volunteer independently at a local trust school like tcf, a citizen foundation, a nearby hospital, or an animal shelter. organizing a blood drive or donation campaign in your own neighborhood carries a lot of weight bc it shows independent initiative.

the family or business angle: if u spend your afternoons managing inventory for a parent's shop, keeping books for a family business, or caring for an elderly relative, write it down. lums explicitly respects real life responsibilities. it shows maturity, reliability, and grit way more than a generic debate cert.

independent digital skills: if u spent your free time learning coding, graphic design, video editing, or building a small niche blog, that is a strong extracurricular. it shows self discipline and intellectual curiosity.

national competitions: enter independent competitions that do not go through your school. look at national essay contests, public speaking events, or open math or science olympiads.

give yourself a reality check.get out from ur bubble. make a list of everything u still need to fix, your ecs, essays, grades, sat score, recommendations, everything. i see so many students here assuming they'll get in, thinking the small things won't matter. then, after getting rejected, those are the exact things they wish they'd taken seriously. yes, there are also students who get rejected despite having great ecs, essays, grades, and sat scores. but honestly, that's a much better position to be in. at least u'll know u did everything u possibly could, and the rejection wasn't because of something u could've fixed. it was simply out of your hands.

thank u

I got accepted into LUMS, and I genuinely love the university, also there's no good uni in my city but part of me just isn't ready to leave.

It's not even the comfort of home. I think I'll eventually adjust to that. What really gets to me is my mom. She's a single mother, and my dad passed away two years ago. I'm an only child, so if I leave, she'll be all alone at home. also there's no relative of my mothers side in the city.

She's been incredibly supportive and keeps encouraging me to go, but I can't stop thinking about how hard it's going to be for both of us especially her. Her responsibilities will double once I leave. She's also a working woman, so she can't just leave the house in the hands of the maids. She'll have to manage everything on her own.

I want to ask is there nepotism in lums? or people with connections got prefer more in any way? please be honest in the comments coz i’ll rather prefer a uni where I can get what I deserve atleast

IZZAT AUR TEHZEEB WALE DOOR RAHE🙏🏻

👉🏻 going to get lot of hate/report/downvote from the ppl who are actually benefitting from this 👈🏻

ALREADY GOT SO MANY DOWNVOTES BY THOSE PPL🤣🤣

SUMMARY-👈🏻 as an internal student and the child of an amu employee, i've seen how connections, favoritism, and nepotism often matter more than merit in admissions, hiring, internships, and other opportunities. coaching centers keep selling dreams without telling students the full reality, while some teachers and professors contribute to the problem instead of fixing it. don't let anyone convince u that one interview or amu decides ur future. work hard, trust allah, expose injustice, and remember that on judgment day no source, recommendation, or VIP pass will save anyone.

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AMU used to have such a solid reputation. Back then, getting a good job after graduating was almost the default ending for a lot of students. Now the whole university lore feels cooked. Every few weeks another video pops up of students exposing how "magic" roll numbers somehow end up on the final selection list despite having terrible ranks. One guy even posted a reel with actual proof, pointing out mistakes and alleged scams happening in the admissions process. Two days later, he uploaded an apology, deleted the original video, refused to elaborate, and disappeared. Chat... ts pmo. Makes you wonder what kind of pressure people are under.

Then you've got the quota system. Sports quota, CE quota, NRI category, Self Finance, admission from nominations... half of it just feels like hidden lore nobody can properly explain. Especially CE quota in ZHCET. It genuinely doesn't make sense to a lot of people.

I'm saying this as both an internal student and the child of an AMU employee. One thing I've realized is that coaching centers like Image Classes, Duty Society, Victor Classes, Aligarh Coaching Center, Brix, and Organon etc never really tell innocent students the full reality. 8-9 years old kids leave their homes, move into hostels, and their parents sacrifice so much hoping it'll secure a better future. Instead, these coaching centers sell dreams and fake hype.

My advice? Don't depend entirely on coaching. Self-study works. Online resources work. If you genuinely need help, get a private tutor. But don't believe the narrative that your entire future depends on one coaching institute. The saddest part is that when students don't get selected, the coaching teachers somehow manage to blame the child instead of admitting the system isn't always fair.

When I was preparing for my Class 11 entrance, my mother enrolled me in Image Classes. Nawab Sir had this massive main-character aura. He'd constantly talk about how other coaching centers publish fake results and claim they don't do that. The irony? Whenever a student who happened to study there scored well in board exams, they'd post it everywhere as if the coaching deserved all the credit.they don't even study for boards there.Bro... Stop glazing yourselves. And those dramatic edits on the coaching account? Negative aura. The mock interviews were another thing. Bro was acting like people were preparing for the UPSC final interview. Calm down.they r running some 5+ account on insta & yt.

What frustrates me most is that many coaching teachers probably know how much influence connections can have in certain situations, but almost nobody speaks about it openly. Instead, they keep selling hope while pretending everything is purely merit-based.Almost top 20% are pure talent that they select from a bunch of talented students and rest connections.

Also many teachers come to class but barely teach properly. They earn a hefty salary, then go to their coaching centers & complain that the school doesn't provide quality teaching, as if they're not the ones responsible for it.

Some professors (not all!!!!)seem to think that once they've secured their position, their job is done. Meanwhile, competition keeps increasing, opportunities remain limited, & students are left to figure everything out on their own. Aligarh already lacks exposure compared to bigger cities, yet very little is being done to create more opportunities or improve the situation.

these so called professors AMU career path be like: graduate, did their master's, PhD, land a uni job, get their whole family hired, & by the time ur kids grow up, they'll somehow end up as professors too... even if they're absolute NPCs. & YES NOT ME CUZ I GOT SELECTED IN GENERAL LIST AND NOW DOING MY BTECH IN DELHI.NEVER IN MY LIFE I CAN LOVE THIS UNI.

Even when it comes to internships at top unis, only one or two students are selected on merit, while the rest of the spots go to people with personal connections.✌🏻

Training & Placement Representative,Lead Coordinator,club heads , CR, incharge, coordinator, mostly such position if u look aren't given randomly.

point of be noted is that there's no ce quota for daily wage workers who are actually in need of it.who actually can't afford to send their children in convent or private school. who can't teach their children themselves. they're in the most need of it but it's not applicable for them?👏🏻👏🏻

they need this more, as an employee children, i don't need this quota , i have every facility, i have every privilege, my parents are educated+ they have time to teach me. they can afford for a pvt tution or a coaching without cutting out on thier expenses like them . i have no idea who even come up with this quota coz i don't think it can be sir syed Ahmad khan.

One more interesting thing: AMU has never publicly declared a fixed number of CE seats for every course in its admission guides. The quota exists, but the seat distribution is generally not published course-wise

there’s this aunty i knw who lives in amirnisha, her husband’s a professor at amu. idk how it works exactly, but she has some seats to sponsor kids so they can get selected in interviews, so a lot of people go to her for it. i’m not sure if she takes anything in return tho… but in her head she probably thinks she’s doing some really noble work 👏🏻👏🏻(I'll edit the name after asking my mother)

The way AMU is hyped to little kids is honestly wild. They make it sound like failing one interview means your life is over. It doesn't. Lock in, work hard, but don't let people convince you that one result defines your future.

idk I feel so bad looking at them.🙏🏻never thought i’ll be against this and will be posting this

idk what happens to this muslim they don't think what will happen on the judgement day.and also sometimes they ask for hefty amount even if u got selected in an interview for a job.

Judgment Day has no VIP pass, no source, no recommendation letter, no premium membership. Chat is NOT escaping the accountability update.

“that man can have nothing but what he strives for.” — surah an-najm 53:39 Qur’an

“indeed, allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” — surah ar-ra’d 13:11 Qur’an

Share your personal experience in the comment below, upvote so the post can reach to more people, repost it, share w ur friends who aren't on reddit, upload it on your story,expose them, this is a safe place . Don't ask me what posting here will do. I don't know , idk who need this post, idk who needs to know they maybe aren't less than anyone or maybe it's just a little start of something big. 🤍