Meet the Class of 2025
Atinuke Aliu
Hometown: Elkton, MD
Major: Africana Studies (pre-med), Chemistry minor
Activities & Honors:
- President – Penn African Student Association
- Manager, Choreographer – West African Vibe (WAVe)
- Member, Choreographer, Congress Team – Onda Latina Dance
- Brother – Alpha Iota Gamma (AIR) healthcare fraternity
- Volunteer – Volunteers Across the World (VAW)
- Member – Africana Undergraduate Advisory Board
Hobbies: Dancing, making/ listening to/analyzing music, thrifting, crafting, baking, plants/gardening, walking/traveling/exploring
Favorite Books: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie
Favorite Movies: The Hunger Games, Coco
Favorite Food: Iyan w/efo or egusi
Favorite Quote: “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” – Romans 8:18
Plans After Penn: I’d love to travel a bit during my gap year before going into med school
