A Level

A Level Programme

COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELING

The Education Advising Office at LGS 55 Main aims to guide and support students as they make the transition from school to college and university. The Education Advising Office is staffed by one senior advisor and an additional three advisors.

We begin to involve and advise our students and parents as early as Class 8 on possible subject choices and the consequences of their choices for their future goals. Our objective at this stage is to try and keep as many options open for students for as long as possible. We actively discourage parents from restricting their daughter’s choice of subjects.

Students at age fourteen rarely know what they want to do in life and we feel that our intervention at this stage is vital to secure all possible future career options for our students. Later, at the A Level stage, the Education Advising Office becomes more actively engaged with individual students. All students are assigned an advisor who helps them with the entire college application process, and the journey from A Levels to university.

At this point, we urge our students to think of this as an extended research project, where our goal is to provide students and parents with the advice and information they need as they navigate this process. We want our students to think of applying to universities which will foster intellectual stimulation and growth; where they will be encouraged to think for themselves and be able to develop and grow into the role they want to play in the larger world.

To support our vision, we encourage students at O and A Levels to study Literature, History, World Affairs and Global Perspectives. This ensures that they become adults with well-developed critical thinking skills, which are necessary for a successful college education and subsequently any profession they chose for their respective futures.

How our girls navigate the college application process is just as vital as where they may end up. Along the way, we are confident that our students will develop and hone skills in organisation, communication, and research.

To schedule an advising meeting with an Education Adviser, please email educationadvising@lgs.edu.pk

WORKSHOPS OFFERED FOR A LEVEL STUDENTS

  • How to get started.
  • General information;
  • How to write a winning college essay;
  • How to write a Statement of Purpose;
  • Common App;
  • Pre-Departure Orientation;
  • Letters of Recommendation (for faculty);

Watch the video below to find out more about our recent college acceptances from graduating classes of LGS 55 Main.

TESTIMONIALS

Noor Jehan Ahmad
A Level Class of 2022
Cornell University
Class of 2026

I stepped into 55 Main as a shy, timid girl in Prep class, who wouldn’t say a word, and slowly entered O Levels as a more outgoing person, with many interests, but little focus. It was the two years of A Levels where the school aided me in making my passions, goals and qualities concrete. 55 Main led me towards realizing the core of what I want my academic present and future to look like.

After the rocky beginning of A Levels, amidst a global pandemic, and inner lack of direction and confidence, the Education Advisers at 55 brought me back to my focal point-my passions. They encouraged me to take Urdu as a fourth subject, a language I was extremely fond of but too under-confident to test myself in. They brought structure to my many different ideas for college essays and applications, while giving me the breathing room to express my creativity.

As the Editor-in-Chief of our magazine, I learnt that 55 Main takes your interests seriously, while not letting it compromise your academics. I worked on our magazine, I took part in our plays, while also, with the help of our faculty and advisors, stayed consistent with my classes and tests.

The faculty and advisors prioritised my well-being and aspirations before anything else, always. To me, a good school provides you with facilities, resources and avenues for your academic future, however, a great school, such as 55 Main, provides you with all that, and cares about you too. 55 Main cared about me, and has helped me to become who I am today.

Maryam Ghazala Mallick
A Level Class of 2020
Brown University
Class of 2024

Everyone tells you the jump from O to A Levels is a big one, that however difficult you think it’s going to be; you should double it. Despite the warnings though, you don’t quite understand what they mean until you experience it firsthand.

With the growing burden of coursework, plus the seemingly insurmountable task of college applications, to say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement. However, the support system 55 Main provided made the entire process much easier.

I knew I could rely on the education advisors for any queries or concerns I had about the application process from choosing the colleges to apply to, to deciding a topic for my essay. With all the uncertainty surrounding my A Level result because of COVID-19, their prompt replies to my panic-riddled emails were a source of great comfort.

55 Main is home. It’s where the people who I feel most comfortable around are, it’s where I can find my way to all my classes blindfolded because I’m that familiar with it, and it’s the place that has helped mould me into who I am.

College may or may not be starting this September because of the pandemic, but I know whenever it does, even though I’ll be nervous going into a new environment, all I need to do is draw on what 55 Main has taught me and I’ll be okay.

Hajra Malik
A Level Class of 2020
Cornell University
Class of 2024

Being here since fourth grade, I have had a lot of time at 55 Main, time in which, looking back, only one thing has been permanent: change. Surrounded by teachers and students, who have inspired me with their life experiences, their ideas, and their actions, 55 Main has inspired change. It has prepared us, to be open minded, accepting, and powerful, even if it’s in the smallest of actions. It has inspired me to want to be a driving force for the changes I want to see and has instilled the confidence in me, that without a doubt, I will be able to do it.

This confidence is a result of the encouragement to try new things and the school’s effort to make those opportunities available to us. A focus on academics with a desire for students to be more than their studies is what made it possible for so many of us to be successful in our college application journeys.
Juggling head-girl duties with the academic rigor of the A Levels during college application season was only made manageable through regular visits to the advising office. The advisers’ invaluable advice came with the freedom to shape my application how I wished. How and when to take the SAT, how to begin my college essay, reviewing those many drafts, building a college list, helping build your activities list and even lending emotional support and comfort are all ways in which my advisers helped me.

At 55 Main, our futures are prioritized, and it has been a privilege to be able to experience it.

 

New Student Orientation

An Open Day is organized at 55 Main every August, for prospective A level students and their parents. This event will provide you with an opportunity to meet our A level faculty and discuss your subject options according to your aptitude, interest and possible choice of career. This will also enable you to ensure a final decision on your subject selection before you join the A level programme. Our faculty looks forward to meeting you!

Management

Ms. Syeda Farhana Mahmud

Vice Principal – A Level

Ms. Nabeela Ayaz

A Level Administrator
Masters in Education Leadership and Management
Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Sahar Arif

Reading Room Incharge
Masters in Operational Research & Management, Punjab University.

Education Advising

Ms. Zarene Malik

Head of Advising

Masters in Education, Harvard University, USA.

Ms.Rukhsana Monnoo

Senior Adviser

B.Sc. Textile Design, Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science,
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Ms. Sidra Usman

Advisor
Education Advising
M.Sc. Public Policy and Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

Ms. Sadaf Moinuddin

Advisor
Education Advising

B.A(Graphic Design),National College of Arts. Lahore, Pakistan.

Faculty

Ms. Natasha Sohail

Psychology
BS Honours in Applied Psychology, Beaconhouse National University

Mr. Shahbaz Ahmed

Subject: Chemistry

Masters of Science (Chemistry), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Strathclyde University, Jordon Hill Campus, UK

Mr. Muneeb Arshad

Subject: IT
MBA PAK-AIMS

Ms. Soha Ali

Subject: Media Studies BFA Film & Television NCA,Lahore.

Ms.Anam Manzoor

Subject:BSc(Hons) Mathematics (LUMS)

Mr. Nadeem Anwar

Subject: Physics

Masters of Science (Physics), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Zahra Zahid

Subject: Computer Science

Masters in Mathematics, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Amina Sabahat

Subject: Physics

Masters of Science (Physics),
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Aneela Hashmi

Economics
Masters in Economics, New York University
Masters in Economics, University of Punjab

Ms. Rabia Hasnain

Subject: Business
MBA Institute of Management Sciences (Pak-AIMS)

Ms. Snowber Humayoun

Subject: Information Techonology, Computer Science
Masters in Economics, Majors in Computer Science and Graduate Diploma in Software Engineering
FJWU Islamabad
VNC,Pakistan

Mr. Raaid Masood

Subject: Politics

MA International Politics, University of Manchester.

Mr. Ahmad Bilal Aslam

Subject: Mathematics
M.Sc. in Business Analytics, Imperial College London

B.Sc. Accounting and Finance, minor in CS and Mathematics, LUMS Lahore

Mr. Muhammad Yooshah

Further Mathematics

Master in Teaching, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Bachelors of Science, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Ms. Nayyar Hashmi

Subject: Urdu

Masters of Arts (Urdu), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Mr. Azhar Mahmood

Subject: Physics

Masters of Science in Physics, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms.Sadia Asim

Subject: MBA (PAK AIMS)

Mr. Asad Jamil

Subject: Biology

Masters of Science (Applied Genetics), University of Birmingham, UK.

Masters of Science (Botany), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Sidra Shakeel

Subject: Biology

Masters of Science in Botany, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Masters of Science in IT, Preston University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Sara Hfeez

Subject: Law

LLB Honors, External Program, University of London, Pakistan.

Ms.Amna Qaiser

Subject: BA Film & TV (NCA)

Mr.Adeel Hamza

Subject: BSc (Hons)Politics & Economics(LUMS), PhD (in progress) in German & French Philosophy La Trobe University, Australia.

Mr. Syed Jabran Ali Kamran

Subject: Physics
BS Physics GC University, Lahore.
MBA Marketing Pak AIMS

Ms.Mehreen Zaidi

Subjects: English Language
MA Political Science, The Ohio State University, US
BSc Honors in Social Sciences, LUMS

Ms. Soha Ali

Subjects: Media Studies:
Bachelors in Film and TV – National College of Arts

Mr. Rizwan ul Hassan

Subject: Accounting
ACMA (institute of Cost & management accountant Lahore)
Masters in Costing and Management Accounting

Mr.Mubasher Mir

Subject: MSc Computer Science (Al-Khair University)

Mr. Shiraz Siddique

Subject: Accounting

C.A from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.

Ms. Zoya Jamil

Subject: English Language
MPhil English Literature, University of Punjab
BA Honors English Literature, Kinnaird College for Women

Ms. Saman Saif

Subject: Urdu
MA Urdu, University of Punjab

Ms.Sahyr Saeed

Subject: BA (NCA)

Ms. Sehr Saigol

Subject: Psychology

M.Sc Child Development, London University, UK.

Ms. Hajrah Khan

Subject: Literature in English
BSc (Hons) from LUMS in Social Sciences specializing in Literature, Philosophy and Aesthetics.

Mr. Ahmad Bilal

Subject: Economics

MSc. Economics, LUMS
BS(Hons.) Economics, University College London.

Ms. Ayesha Mirza

Subjects: Politics, Sociology

B.SC(Hons.),Lahore School of Economics, Lahore, Pakistan.

Ms. Sharmeen Tariq

Subjects: Environmental Management
Masters in Environmental Sciences & Management, Kinnaird College for Women.

Ms. Bushra Maliha

Subjects: Chemistry
PhD, Punjab University.

Ms. Alina Najam Butt

Subject: History
MA History, University of Kansas,US.
BA (Hons) History, Lahore University of Management Sciences

Mr.Mudassar Javed

Subject: BSc(Hons) Economics (LUMS)

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