Biosketch
- Name: Fatima Essouabni
- College: Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
- Major: Nursing
- Hometown: Woburn, Massachusetts
- Favorite hobbies: Running and hanging out with friends
- What is your favorite thing about UMass Lowell (UML)? The diversity
- What are your future goals? Be a traveling nurse.
- What has having been involved with the RHSA meant to you? It has given men the support and guidance I did not know I needed for my first year.
- Looking back, what advice would you give to yourself in your first year of college? Take everything one step at a time; it is not as hard as it sounds if you put in effort.
- What advice would you give fellow students? College is a time to find yourself, make these the best four years of your life because you will never get another experience like this.
- Why did you choose to attend UMass Lowell? I loved the nursing program.
- What does it mean to you to be a first-generation college student? It means I have more of a drive to succeed to one day help my family financially. This means I have a drive to always be my best and never give up.
- What inspires you to want to help first-generation students in the RHSA? I have the experience and guidance to help students, I am empathetic of any student's background and would love to give them more tools to succeed. I believe as first-gen students we have a responsibility to help one another to succeed.