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1. Tell us about yourself and your career goals?Well I belong to

2. Why do you want to go to US?US colleges and universities are the best in the world. They are known for their

facilities and research in my Sustainable Energy eld. I will get a world classeducation. I will have a chance to get a degree that will be resectedeverywhere. I will be able of magnicence of their academia.

I will be able to make new friends from all around the world who have di!erentersectives than mine. I will have a chance to teach other eole about my life"my country and my culture. I will have a chance to become a global citi#en. I willbe e$eriencing the United States of %merica" its history" diversity" naturalbeauty" culture heritage and much more.

3. Would you be able to adjust in the U.S.?I am comfortable with newness and change. I can adat to new environments

very easily. I think for the ast si$ years I have been only adating. I want tolearn and grow. I am that kind of erson who will en&oy new culture. I erceivethings ositively. I have a ositive aroach towards life.

'en(mindednessSense of humor)ommunication*le$ibility and %datability)uriosity

Tolerance for +i!erences,ositive regard for othersStrong sense of self

4. How will you share your e!eriences in US with your !eo!le in"a#istan? What would you do to hel! !ro$ote $utual understandingbetween the !eo!le of US and "a#istan?Social -edia /logging. Writing a lot about my e$erience in US% and sharing itwith my friends and colleagues. Telling them the good and ositive things aboutUS% culture and society. *or citi#ens of US% I think they need to see the true,akistan. The ,akistan that is beyond headlines. Telling them that we areeaceful and hositable nation.

%. What change would you bring when you go to U.S and when you co$ebac# to "a#istan?I believe I can make a change in the ercetion of the eole of US% about,akistan. -ake them look beyond the headlines. ,ortray a soft image of ,akistan.In ,akistan I will be focusing on eradicating the roblem of energy crisis of thecountry.

&. Why this 'eld of study of research when ( ha)e no !rior e!erience or#nowledge of it?


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Well this is the future o! the country. We are lagging in this eld. 0ook at+enmark which has set a goal of 12 3 for energy generation via SES and4ermany has achieved around 52 3. It is the only way through which we canattain energy security.

*. What has !re!ared you to !ursue this 'eld and co$!lete it

successfully?my e$erience at eld and my undergraduate studies.

+. Tell the$ the reason you want to switch fro$ a job to $asters?I always wanted to do -asters in my eld of choice. 6ob was a side thing. It neverwas a ermanent thing for me.

,. How did you !re!are for the -ulbright (nter)iew?7ia facebook and consulting who have already cleared this interview before me.

1. /ll of the -ulbright a!!licants ha)e solid reasons for studying

abroad. What $a#es your reasons set yourself a!art fro$ the rest?Well Sir I am uni8ue in my own way. I have been a high achiever throughout mylife. The eld in which I want to undertake higher studies is in 8uite initial stagein ,akistan. I will denitely want to go for higher studies where this eld of mineis develoed. %art from that I also want to go to study abroad to broaden myhori#on. I have that inner desire to e$erience a new culture esecially that ofUS%. I want to learn from their academia and their secrets of success. I believethat I am 8uite better e8ui to undergo a foreign study. -y roblem solving skillsare very good. I acknowledge newness. I adat to new situations very easily.

11. 0an you tell us the $ain !ur!ose and bac#ground of thisscholarshi!?

The main urose was to bridge the gas between di!erent societies. It wasstarted by 6ames William *ulbright in 9:;


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I am e$ecting a little bit to feeling of newness and getting to a lace where

everything will be almost new for me. >ew eole new roads new town new

ways. Is bound to haen. %nd the best way I will be able to coe with is to try to

develo a social life asa.%nd make sure that I get to know my surrounding

asa. ?ee myself motivated with my ersonal goals. /e roactive about my

hysical health and gather as much idea the lace I will be going to make thefeeling and cultural shock less.

1%. What was your $oti)ation?

I always tell myself that you are the lucky one and chosen to lead your eole

and do something for your eole.

1&. How do you thin# you can $a#e a dierence in your country on your

return?

I will facilitate the transition into a sustainable energy resources.

1*. What do you e!ect to learn fro$ your grad school e!erience in the

US/?

1+. What e!eriences can you share with other students here? How will

it be bene'cial for the$?

1,. Where do you see yourself in 1 years ti$e?

@2.,akistanAs biggest roblemB C related to your eldD

Enegy )risis.

@9.Why masters B

@@.Why not masters leading to ,h+B

@5.Why +on=t I ursue the same in ,akistanB

@;. ow would you reresent ,akistani )ultureB

@1.What would I learn from US cultureB

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@:.What is your most signicant achievement till nowB

52.What are your study aimsB

59.What is the &ob relevance of the study you have chosenB

[email protected] will you do if you don=t get this scholarshiB

33. Why ha)e you $ade this !articular choice for $asters? r

!rofession? r future goal.

34. Why ha)e you $ade the choice of choosing your undergraduate

college and your $ajor as well as your e$!loyer and your career?

3%. What did you learn by wor#ing on the !roject or for the tea$ you

described in your essay?

3&. How do you go about sol)ing !roble$s or leading !eo!le?

I am very skilled at roblem solving because this is what I do for leaving

3*. o you thin# "a#istan has any future in the area you ha)e chosen?

What is currently being done in "a#istan to !ro$ote your 'eld?

Kes the future is very bright. /y @29 Guaid E %#am Solar ,ark with a caacity of

around 9222 -W is

3+. What do you thin# you can add to the -ulbright cohort?

3,. What is the 'rst thing you would do in your 'eld after returning to

"a#istan?

I will make e!orts to establish a rm.

4. o you ha)e any 5uestion? 67ostly last 5uestion8

Selection of Universities.

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