Meet the Class of 2021
Urooba Abid
Hometown: Farmingdale, New York
Major: International Relations
Major: International Relations
Activities & Honors:
- Chair – Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC)
- Civic Scholar
- Opinion Columnist – The Daily Pennsylvanian
- Member – Chi Omega Sorority
- Member – Oracle Senior Society
Hobbies: Painting, writing, reading, learning new things
Favorite Books: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Favorite Movies: Good Will Hunting, The Pursuit of Happyness, Slumdog Millionaire
Favorite Food: My mom’s biryani
Favorite Quote: “Wherever you go, there you are.” ~ Confucius
Plans After Penn: Attending law school and eventually working in public interest law