Bushra Shaikh

Candidate for Student Trustee

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Key Points

  • As a master’s student, I skillfully juggle academic responsibilities, extracurriculars, and personal life, proving that balance is achievable.
  • Discovering I have ADHD has taught me the importance of organization and focus, helping me navigate my studies effectively.
  • My experiences have strengthened my time management skills, allowing me to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines efficiently.
  • These skills are essential for effective leadership, enabling me to face challenges calmly and encourage collaboration among peers.
  • I aspire to inspire fellow students to embrace their unique journeys, fostering an inclusive environment where we can all turn our challenges into strengths.

Hola everyone! (even though i am not Spanish (¬_¬)). My name is Bushra Shaikh

Well, if you want a brief summary about myself, here it is, i am an international student from India, currently studying master's in Computer science at UoS, I have ADHD, i am very driven and goal-oriented, very open-minded and as well as very empathetic.If you relate to me in any way possible please do give me a vote. 

Now, as i have given you a short descripton about myself, i want to now offer you some of my ideas if i get selected:

1] International student:

Studying in a completely different country presents unique challenges, from navigating a new education system and adjusting to cultural differences to managing everyday tasks like grocery shopping, cooking, and doing laundry—all while keeping up with studies. It can be incredibly difficult to balance everything.

i can offer students help with: finding part-time work, how can they adjust to a new education system, and how to face challenges while studying abroad.

2]Leadership and Organizational skills:

Being a master's student means, you are juggling with a lot of things at once.

In addition, to that i recently found out that i have adhd. Meaning i had to stay very organized with whatever tasks i have on hand.

But dealing with adhd also taught me that i can balance everything, and not be stressed about it.

Another very important thing it has taught me is resilience, an essential quality in leadership.

I can offer students help by organising events related to how to be more productive, organised and always stay two steps ahead of your work.

3] Setting Mental awareness programs and how deal with it 

4] Will also help to implement tasks which were mentioned by the students in the feedback forms.