The Hidden Treasures

Your LUMS ID will get you access to many exciting resources that can help you with both academic and non-academic concerns you may have. Not everyone knows about these hidden treasures but we have got you covered!

Grammarly Pro

Grammarly Pro (education) is available for free with your LUMS ID. While the regular version isn’t bad at all, the premium version offers a host of other features including the plagiarism checker, it identifies writing inconsistencies, overuse of words, unclear structure, inappropriate tone, and wordiness. The feedback you receive on your written pieces with Grammarly Pro is customised according to your goals, which include defining your target audience, domain, and intent. All you have to do is sign up with your LUMS email credentials, and boom, that’s it. You can also access Grammarly pro on your phone or laptop. Just make sure you install the required apps/plugins, and you will not have to worry about making grammatical errors again.

Onedrive 1 TB cloud storage

It is common knowledge that LUMS students get the official version of MS Office apps including Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel with our LUMs ID. But what most people don’t know is that you also get 1TB of cloud storage for free. You can install OneDrive on your laptop and always have your device backed up. After completing this step, all your word documents will have the ‘AutoSave’ feature enabled, which means your documents will constantly be synced to OneDrive. Besides that, this also allows you to use Microsoft Office, just like Google Docs. You can share your document with your peers by enabling the ‘anyone can edit’ option or individually give access to your group members and work on the same document and save yourself the hassle of compiling the work.

Library - PDFs of books

This one is for our book lovers. We’re all aware of how amazing the LUMS library is. It’s famous for having a fantastic collection and magnificent infrastructure too, of course. However, the library has a lot more to offer. You can access the PDF of any book/article/journal you want from the LUMS library. All you need to do is email the library staff with the name of your book and the author, and they’ll send you the PDF within a couple of hours. This is especially useful when looking for articles to cite in our essays; instead of browsing through a gazillion sources to find a free version.

Github

You can access the GitHub Student Developer Pack using your LUMS ID. The Student Developer Pack gives you free access to a myriad of essential software, including Microsoft Azure and Name.com. However, the one that will stand out the most for any LUMS student is Canva Pro – for one year. In case you don’t know yet, Canva will be your go-to website for making presentations, but like almost all other websites, many features are just available on the premium version. To ensure that you don’t miss out on that one template you actually end up liking, make sure you have your GitHub membership processed and you are good to go for any type of presentations.

Health insurance

LUMS students get Health Care Insurance from IGI General Insurance Limited. It covers procedures like Appendicectomy, Hernia Surgery, Cyst Removal, and special investigations like MRI. While the Medical cover is up to Rs. 500,000, the room rent that is covered is Rs. 5,000. IGI has a nationwide network of 200+ hospitals that you can visit. They offer cashless panel treatments, while other emergencies and non-emergency cases are reimbursed.