THE PEOPLE OF WEBSTER

Webster resident Saad Nadeem made history this past May by being the first person in his family to obtain a higher education. His accomplishments, however, extend much further. Not only did Saad complete his undergraduate degree, he completed three majors and three minors while keeping a 4.0 GPA.

Saad was born in Pakistan in 2001 and migrated to the United States with his family in 2005.

“When my dad was more established in America, my younger brother, mom, and I came here. We sometimes go back during the summer to visit our family in Pakistan,” says Saad.

Growing up in the Clear Lake area, Saad attended Clear Horizons Early College High School at San Jacinto Community College South. Saad spent his high school career in as many extracurricular activities as possible.

“I was part of the Science Fair Club, the Robotics Club, the Math Club, etc.,” says Sadd, “I just enjoyed being active.”

Because his high school is an early college program, Saad had the opportunity to take classes for dual credit. He was also eligible to skip his junior year of high school and graduate a year early in 2019.

“At 17, I graduated with a high school diploma and two associate degrees,” says Saad, “I transferred a lot of the dual credit and had a head start in college.”

Saad attended the University of Houston-Main Campus (UH) to do premed. Although he was originally a biology major, he quickly realized that he could major in anything and still be a premed student.

“If you’re true to yourself, you’ll make it, and that’s what I kept doing,” says Saad. “I was able to accomplish all of these goals, and if I could do it, certainly anybody else could too.”

“I changed my major that first semester to something I felt I could enjoy, which was Kinesiology,” says Saad. “I remember sitting with my advisor, and he mentioned that many premed students either major in Kinesiology or Nutrition. I asked if I could do both, and that’s where my journey started.”